Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
Public Law 114-249 · H.R. 4665 · 114th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 8, 2016 · Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Beyer (D-VA-8)
Cosponsors (25): Rep. David Reichert, Rep. Peter Welch,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to enter into a joint memorandum with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to conduct, acting through the Bureau of Economic Analysis, an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States and the effects attributable to it on the overall U.S. economy.
In conducting the assessment, Commerce: (1) may consider employment, sales, contributions to travel and tourism, and other appropriate contributing components of the outdoor recreation economy; and (2) must consult with specified federal agency heads and representatives of businesses, including small business concerns, that engage in commerce in the outdoor recreation economy.
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this bill. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 2219Related bill
Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 8, 2016Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-249.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 1, 2016FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Nov 29, 2016FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 28, 2016FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 16, 2016CalendarCalendar · Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 667.
- Nov 15, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate.
- Nov 14, 2016FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4665.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 4, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Mar 2, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.