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H.R. 2270: Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act

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H.R. 2270: Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-12 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-101.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 645 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2270 (2015-11-30), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-101. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 16, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act (Sec. 2) This bill redesignates the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. (Sec. 3) The bill establishes, as a unit of the National Park System, the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to commemorate the location of the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 between the U.S. government and leaders of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes. The Department of the Interior must: (1) establish the boundaries of the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial and to provide for its administration and interpretation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) coordinate with representatives of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes in providing for that interpretation.

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Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · 19 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2270, Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act (2015-11-06)

Cosponsors on this site

Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2270 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114