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H.R. 6521: Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act

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H.R. 6521: Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-25 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act

Plain summary

Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act This bill establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Arizona. The Department of the Interior shall: (1) conduct an inventory of invasive plant species in the Monument, (2).develop a management plan for the Monument in government-to-government consultation with Indian tribes having a cultural or historic tie to the Great Bend of the Gila, and (3) allow scientific research within the Monument, including research for the preservation of its historic and cultural resources. Interior may: (1) carry out vegetation management treatments within the Monument, including efforts to control salt cedar and other invasive plant species; and (2) conduct, or authorize other persons to conduct, research regarding the effects of climate change on the Monument's resources.

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Official text

Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6521 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115