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H.R. 3195: Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act

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H.R. 3195: Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] · 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. 222. 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

Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act

Plain summary

Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act This bill makes permanent, beginning in FY2020, funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The President shall annually submit to Congress specified details regarding the allocation of funds to the LWCF. Congress may provide for alternate allocations using specified procedures.

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Official text

Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] · 232 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3195, Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (2019-08-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT) and 172 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] reported raising $2.4 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-hr3195 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116