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== Legislative history == | == Legislative history == | ||
[[File:President Trump Signs the Great American Outdoors Act (50189421717).jpg|thumb|left|President Trump signs the Great American Outdoors Act, August 4, 2020.]] | [[File:President Trump Signs the Great American Outdoors Act (50189421717).jpg|thumb|left|President Trump signs the Great American Outdoors Act, August 4, 2020.]] | ||
The bill was first introduced in the House of Representatives by [[John Lewis]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]) as the [[Taxpayer First Act|Taxpayer First Act of 2019]] on March 28, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=John|date=July 24, 2020|title=H.R.1957 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Great American Outdoors Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1957|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> After inserting amendments, Senator [[Cory Gardner]] ( | The bill was first introduced in the House of Representatives by [[John Lewis]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]) as the [[Taxpayer First Act|Taxpayer First Act of 2019]] on March 28, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=John|date=July 24, 2020|title=H.R.1957 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Great American Outdoors Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1957|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> After inserting amendments, Senator [[Cory Gardner]] (R–[[Colorado|CO]]) reintroduced the bill in the Senate on March 9, 2020, during the [[116th United States Congress]] as the Great American Outdoors Act.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Cory|date=March 10, 2020|title=Cosponsors - S.3422 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Great American Outdoors Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3422/cosponsors|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430053443/https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3422/cosponsors|archive-date=April 30, 2020|access-date=June 10, 2020|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> On June 9, it passed a procedural vote 80–17 and moved to full consideration before the Senate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Great American Outdoors Act Moves Toward Final Senate Passage {{!}} SGB Media Online|url=https://sgbonline.com/great-american-outdoors-act-moves-toward-final-senate-passage/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610190250/https://sgbonline.com/great-american-outdoors-act-moves-toward-final-senate-passage/|archive-date=June 10, 2020|access-date=June 10, 2020|website=sgbonline.com|date=June 10, 2020 }}</ref> | ||
The bill passed the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on June 17 by a vote of 73–25.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daly|first=Matthew|date=June 17, 2020|title=US Senate passes Great American Outdoors Act to boost conservation, parks|url=https://apnews.com/5796d62b4d9600744d1a277ea3745b44|access-date=June 17, 2020|website=AP News|publisher=Associated Press|language=en-US}}</ref> On July 22, the amended bill was passed by the House on a bipartisan vote of 310–107.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adragna|first=Anothony|date=July 22, 2020|title=Tweet|url=https://twitter.com/anthonyadragna/status/1286052059268161538|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> On the same day, Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, announced, "I’ve designated August 4th as Great American Outdoors Day and waived entrance fees to celebrate the passage of this historic conservation law."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-04 |title=Secretary Bernhardt Designates Fee Free Day for Public Lands to Commemorate President Trump's Signing of the Great American Outdoors Act {{!}} U.S. Department of the Interior |url=https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-bernhardt-designates-fee-free-day-public-lands-commemorate-president-trumps |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.doi.gov |language=en}}</ref> | The bill passed the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on June 17 by a vote of 73–25.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daly|first=Matthew|date=June 17, 2020|title=US Senate passes Great American Outdoors Act to boost conservation, parks|url=https://apnews.com/5796d62b4d9600744d1a277ea3745b44|access-date=June 17, 2020|website=AP News|publisher=Associated Press|language=en-US}}</ref> On July 22, the amended bill was passed by the House on a bipartisan vote of 310–107.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adragna|first=Anothony|date=July 22, 2020|title=Tweet|url=https://twitter.com/anthonyadragna/status/1286052059268161538|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> On the same day, Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, announced, "I’ve designated August 4th as Great American Outdoors Day and waived entrance fees to celebrate the passage of this historic conservation law."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-04 |title=Secretary Bernhardt Designates Fee Free Day for Public Lands to Commemorate President Trump's Signing of the Great American Outdoors Act {{!}} U.S. Department of the Interior |url=https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-bernhardt-designates-fee-free-day-public-lands-commemorate-president-trumps |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.doi.gov |language=en}}</ref> | ||