To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 25, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJun 13, 2011
- Passed HouseApr 24, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), in any land exchange involving the conveyance of certain National Forest System land within the boundaries of Inyo National Forest in California, to accept for acquisition in such exchange certain non-federal lands in California lying outside the boundaries of the Forest, if acquiring them is desirable for National Forest System purposes.
Authorizes the Secretary to accept a cash equalization payment that exceeds 25%. Requires any such payment to be deposited into the Treasury account established under the Sisk Act and made available for the acquisition of land for addition to the System.
Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as granting the Secretary new land exchange authority. States that this Act modifies the use of land exchange authorities already available to the Secretary as of the enactment of this Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 178 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed376–2 | Apr 24, 2012 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jun 13, 2011Markup Feb 29, 2012Reported Apr 16, 2012 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 15, 2011Hearings Dec 2, 2011Discharged Feb 29, 2012 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 25, 2012 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Apr 24, 2012Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 24, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2046-2047)
- Apr 24, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2157.
- Apr 24, 2012At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 24, 2012Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2051)
- Apr 24, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 2 (Roll no. 178). (text: CR H2046)
- Apr 24, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 16, 2012Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-439.
- Apr 16, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 306.
- Feb 29, 2012Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
- Feb 29, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 29, 2012Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Dec 2, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 15, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jun 13, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 13, 2011Referred 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 H2046, H2047Text printed H2046Recorded votes H2051facilitate | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon R-CA, Niki Tsongas D-MA, Rob Bishop R-UT | Apr 24, 2012 |
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 estimate
- Mar 23, 2012H.R. 2157, a bill to facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resourceson February 29, 2012
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4075.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-87 | H.R. 1038, H.R. 1237, H.R. 2157, H.R. 2490, H.R. 2504, H.R. 2745, H.R. 2947, H.R. 3222, H.R. 3452 AND S. 68460 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Dec 2, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2012Referred in Senate
- Apr 24, 2012Engrossed in House
- Apr 16, 2012Reported in House
- Jun 13, 2011Introduced 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.
