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H.R. 2451

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2451, the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. James McGovern (D). It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 2451 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb2451/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2451 IH: Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2451  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 27, 2025   Mr. McGovern  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025  .
2.
Designation for study; Report
Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
(147)
Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont
The entire river, including—
(A)
the North, South, East, and West Branches of the Deerfield River; and
(B)
the major tributaries of the Deerfield River, including the Green River, North River, South River, Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook, Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook.
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
(24)
Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall—
(A)
complete the study described in subsection (a)(147); and
(B)
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of such study.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. James McGovern (D) sponsors H.R. 2451 alone.

Committees

H.R. 2451 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Mar 27, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2451 has taken 2 actions since Mar 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 27, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 2451 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2451, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2451 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 2451 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSAdvocates for sportsmen and conservation federal policyMontana12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KADEN MCARTHUR112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2451 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2451’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr2451/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com