HR 3687 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Military LAND Act

Introduced Dec 10, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Darrell Issa R-CA

Latest action · Jun 30, 2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.

Progress

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IntroducedDec 10, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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Military Land and National Defense Act or the Military LAND Act - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to notify the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources if a property owned by the federal government is being considered for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, for designation as a National Historic Landmark, or for nomination to the World Heritage List. Prohibits such inclusion or designation of federal property if the head of any federal agency managing such property objects to such inclusion or designation for national security reasons, such as any impact the inclusion or designation of such property would have on use of the property for military training or readiness.

Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to allow for expedited removal of a federal property listed on the National Register of Historic Places if the managing agency of such property submits a written request to remove the property for national security reasons.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 10, 2013 to Feb 26, 2014; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-FL	Bill Posey	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-LA	John Fleming	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-CA	Ken Calvert	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-MI	Kerry L. Bentivolio	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-TX	Mac Thornberry	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-MN	Michele Bachmann	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-CO	Mike Coffman	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-GA	Paul C. Broun	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Dec 10, 2013

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Committees 1

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 Dec 10, 2013Markup May 8, 2014Reported Jun 30, 2014
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Dec 13, 2013Hearings Apr 29, 2014Discharged May 8, 2014

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 30, 2014Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-503.
Jun 30, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
May 8, 2014Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
May 8, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 2014Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 12.

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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

H. Rept. 113-503

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Jun 6, 2014H.R. 3687, Military Land and National Defense ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 8, 2014

Constitutional authority

[Pages H7627-H7628] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. ISSA: H.R. 3687. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Because this bill affects the national security of the United States, in that it protects Federally-owned land dedicated to national security from regulatory encroachment, Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution which empowers Congress ``To . . . provide for the common defence [sic] and general Welfare of the United States,'' Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 11 through 16 which give Congress additional authorities to ensure the national security of the United States; and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, which empowers Congress ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7628.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 4435	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015	Related bill	Jun 5, 2014

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the National Historic Preservation Act to provide that if the head of the agency managing Federal property objects to the inclusion of certain property on the National Register or its designation as a National Historic Landmark for reasons of national security, the Federal property shall be neither included nor designated until the objection is withdrawn, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Military LAND Act; Military Land and National Defense Act
Short Titles as Reported to House: Military LAND Act; Military Land and National Defense Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 30, 2014Reported in House
Dec 10, 2013Introduced in House

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