HR 488 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.

Introduced Jan 22, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Mark E. Amodei R-NV

Latest action · Mar 2, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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.

IntroducedJan 22, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Nevada from being undertaken, except by express authorization of Congress.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 22, 2015.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NV	Cresent Hardy	Original	Jan 22, 2015
R-NV	Joseph J. Heck	Original	Jan 22, 2015

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 Jan 22, 2015
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Mar 2, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 2, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jan 22, 2015Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 11, January 22, 2015, page H533.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 232	Nevada Land Sovereignty Act of 2015	Related bill	Jan 22, 2015

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 22, 2015Introduced in House

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