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- H.R.1944
H.R.1944: To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 person
About This Bill
- Introduced April 5, 2017
- Latest Major Action April 24, 2017
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
10 (2 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - April 5, 2017
Bill Summary
This bill directs the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to assess an annual fee of $200 for any film crew of five persons or fewer to conduct commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal land administered by such departments and to require a one-year permit for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on federal land and waterways administered by such departments.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 24, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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| April 17, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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| April 5, 2017 |
Referred to House Agriculture
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| April 5, 2017 |
Referred to House Natural Resources
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| April 5, 2017 |
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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| April 5, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Robert E. Latta (R-Ohio) |