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H.R. 2215: San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

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H.R. 2215: San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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

San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

Plain summary

San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act This bill establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in California as a unit of the National Park System, consisting of 49,387 acres of federal lands and interests in land. The Department of the Interior must (1) cooperate with the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop opportunities for the management of the federal lands under DOD jurisdiction that are included within the recreation area, (2) create a comprehensive management plan for the recreation area, and (3) develop an integrated visitor services plan for the recreation area. The bill establishes (1) the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council to advise Interior on the development and implementation of the management plan and the visitor services plan, and (2) the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership to coordinate activities of governmental and private entities in advancing the purposes of this bill and to improve management and recreational opportunities within the recreation area. The Department of Agriculture must modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in California to include 109,167 acres of additional, identified National Forest System lands and administer those lands as part of the monument. The bill designates (1) specified areas as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and (2) specified river and creek segments as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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Official text

San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · 31 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2215, San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act (2020-02-04)

Cosponsors on this site

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2215 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116