On June 17, the federal Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422/H.R. 7092) passed the Senate by a wide bipartisan margin, 73-25. This was an historic day for conservation! If passed into law, this bill will provide long-sought full and permanent funding of $900 million a year through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, plus funding for a backlog of critical national park maintenance projects. The next stop is the House of Representatives, where a vote is expected before July 3.
Please act now to support its passage! Find contact information for your US Representative here.
- If you're a constituent of Rep. Trahan or Rep. Kennedy, please thank them for co-sponsoring H.R. 7092, and urge them to support a clean bill with NO amendments.
- If you're a constituent of any other Representative, please urge them to sign on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 7092 (staff can contact Paniz Rezaeerod with Rep. Cunningham Paniz.Rezaeerod@mail.house.gov to sign on). Also encourage your Representative to support a clean bill with NO amendments.
For more information on the bill, including language you can use when contacting Congress, click here.
Thank you!