H.R. 8401: To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8401: To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-25 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the use of special recreation permits by recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities. The bill defines an environmental justice community as a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects than other communities. Interior and USDA (1) shall contact all current or prospective special recreation providers to request a voluntary estimation of how many user days are used by individuals from environmental justice communities; (2) shall request from recreational service providers and interested members of the public any other information that supports the reporting requirements in this bill; and (3) shall not use participation or information provided as a condition in approving or rejecting a special recreation permit.

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To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · 14 cosponsors

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Grace Meng (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8401.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8401 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116