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H.R. 1548: Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021

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H.R. 1548: Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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

Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021

Plain summary

Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021 This bill establishes a pilot program for native plant species and a study on the cost-effectiveness of using native plant materials to carry out land management activities on federal lands. The National Park Service (NPS) shall establish a pilot program in at least two NPS regions to promote the use of native plant materials. The NPS shall conduct a study to determine the cost-effectiveness of using native plant materials in land management activities on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the NPS or other federal land management agencies.

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Official text

Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), J. French Hill (R-AR), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1548 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117