118th Congress · HOUSE BILLENACTED

H.R. 6492EXPLORE Act

To improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Nov 29, 2023
Last action Jan 4, 2025
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Nov 29, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Jan 24, 2024
Agriculture · Natural Resources · Veterans' Affairs
Step 3
Committee
Jan 17, 2024
Reported out
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Dec 19, 2024
Passed Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
Jan 4, 2025
SummaryCRS Summary

Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act or the EXPLORE Act TITLE I--OUTDOOR RECREATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Subtitle A--Outdoor Recreation Policy (Sec. 111) This section declares that it is the policy of the federal government to foster and encourage recreation on federal recreational lands and waters, to the extent consistent with the laws applicable to specific areas of federal recreational lands and waters, including multiple-use mandates and land management planning requirements. (Sec. 112) This section directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to inventory and assess recreation resources for federal recreational lands and waters,develop the inven...

Provisions · 65 sectionsEnrolled
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Timeline · 26 actions
Jan 4, 2025
Signed by President.
Jan 4, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-234.
Dec 27, 2024
Presented to President.
Dec 20, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 10, 2024
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Apr 9, 2024
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 9, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Apr 9, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6492.
Apr 9, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Apr 9, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 5, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-441, Part I.
Apr 5, 2024
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
Apr 5, 2024
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Apr 5, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
Jan 24, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Jan 24, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jan 17, 2024
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Jan 17, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 17, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 30, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Nov 30, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Nov 29, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 29, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Nov 29, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Nov 29, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.