A bill to provide for the release of any reversionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno, Nevada.
Latest action · Sep 16, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1018.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2007
- Passed HouseDec 4, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 4, 2007). The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Releases any reversionary interests of the United States (including interests under the Union Pacific Railroad Act) in and to specified railroad lands in the City of Reno, Nevada, that were originally granted to the Union Pacific Railroad under the provisions of such Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 29, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Oct 29, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Oct 29, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 9, 2007Markup Nov 7, 2007Reported Dec 4, 2007 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2007Hearings Oct 23, 2007Discharged Nov 7, 2007 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 5, 2007Markup Sep 11, 2008Reported Sep 16, 2008 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 9, 2008 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. Without written report.
- Sep 16, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1018.
- Sep 11, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 9, 2008Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
- Dec 5, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 4, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-461.
- Dec 4, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.
- Dec 4, 2007Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 4, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14095)
- Dec 4, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2246.
- Dec 4, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H14095)
- Dec 4, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 4, 2007The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 7, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 7, 2007Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Nov 7, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 23, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 14, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- May 9, 2007Introduced in House
- May 9, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H14095Text printed H14095 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA, Dean Heller R-NV, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | Dec 4, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Sep 22, 2008H.R. 2246, An act to provide for the release of any reversionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno, Nevada<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 16, 2008</p>
- Sep 22, 2008H.R. 2246, An act to provide for the release of any reversionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno, NevadaCost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 16, 2008
- Nov 13, 2007H.R. 2246, A bill to provide for the release of any reversionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno, Nevada<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 7, 2007</p>
- Nov 13, 2007H.R. 2246, A bill to provide for the release of any reversionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno, NevadaCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 7, 2007
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-572 | CURRENT PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS LEGISLATION94 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 9, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada, that were originally conveyed by the United States to facilitate construction of transcontinental railroads, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- A bill to provide for the release of any reversionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno, Nevada.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2008Reported to Senate
- Dec 5, 2007Referred in Senate
- Dec 4, 2007Engrossed in House
- Dec 4, 2007Reported in House
- May 9, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
