Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 3, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2017
- Passed HouseOct 2, 2017
- 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.)
Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill repeals provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 that require: (1) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide 60 days' advance notice before commencing surface-disturbing activities related to the development of oil and gas deposits on certain land within the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania; and (2) persons who propose to develop oil and gas deposits on such lands to either permit USDA to market merchantable timber owned by the United States on the land subject to such activities or arrange to purchase merchantable timber on that land from USDA, or otherwise arrange for the disposition of such timber, upon such terms as USDA may accept.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 3, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | May 3, 2017 |
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 3, 2017Markup Jul 26, 2017Reported Sep 5, 2017 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred May 11, 2017 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 3, 2017 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 3, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Oct 2, 2017Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 2, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7640-7641)
- Oct 2, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2316.
- Oct 2, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7640)
- Oct 2, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 5, 2017Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-288.
- Sep 5, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.
- Jul 26, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 26, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- May 11, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- May 3, 2017Introduced in House
- May 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H7640, H7641Text printed H7640 | A. Donald McEachin D-VA, Glenn Thompson R-PA | Oct 2, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4919 | Glenn Thompson R-PA | Jun 15, 2017 |
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
- Sep 1, 2017H.R. 2316, Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 26, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 76, May 3, 2017, page H3324.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 245 | Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 5, 2019 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to repeal provisions relating only to the Allegheny National Forest.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 3, 2017Referred in Senate
- Oct 2, 2017Engrossed in House
- Sep 5, 2017Reported in House
- May 3, 2017Introduced 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.
