Unlocking Public Lands Act
Latest action · Jun 21, 2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Unlocking Public Lands Act
This bill releases specified wilderness study areas in Montana as adequately studied for wilderness designation. Such lands shall be managed in accordance with land management plans adopted by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 21, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 21, 2018 |
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 Mar 1, 2018 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2018Hearings Jun 21, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 13, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Mar 6, 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1380)
- Mar 1, 2018Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2018Referred 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 H1380 | Greg Gianforte R-MT | Mar 6, 2018 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 37, March 1, 2018, page H1342.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been adequately studied for wilderness designation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Unlocking Public Lands Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2018Introduced 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.
