Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
Latest action · Dec 21, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-361.
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 22, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2018
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2018
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
- Became lawDec 21, 2018Public Law 115-361
Summary
Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the the Department of Agriculture, if the Walnut Grove Church in Garland County, Arkansas, offers to convey to the United States approximately 6.3 acres of nonfederal land identified as Offered Tract 5742 in Ouachita National Forest, to
- convey to the church approximately 4 acres identified as Selected Tract 5743 in the forest; and
- accept in exchange, from the church, the conveyance of the Offered Tract.
The federal and nonfederal lands under the exchange shall be of equal value or the values shall be equalized by a cash payment, unless the value of the offered tract exceeds that of the selected tract.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 394 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed379–3 | Sep 12, 2018 |
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 May 22, 2018Markup Jul 18, 2018Reported Sep 7, 2018 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2018Hearings Jul 17, 2018Discharged Jul 18, 2018 | |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2018Discharged Dec 20, 2018 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2018Presented to President.
- Dec 21, 2018Signed by President.
- Dec 21, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-361.
- Dec 20, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 19, 2018Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7897)
- Dec 19, 2018Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7897)
- Dec 19, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 17, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sep 12, 2018Mr. Gianforte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 12, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8129-8130)
- Sep 12, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5923.
- Sep 12, 2018At 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.
- Sep 12, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8157)
- Sep 12, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 3 (Roll no. 394). (text: CR H8129)
- Sep 12, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 7, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-922.
- Sep 7, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 715.
- Jul 18, 2018Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- Jul 18, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 18, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 17, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 5, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 22, 2018Introduced in House
- May 22, 2018Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7897 | John Cornyn R-TX | Dec 19, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8129, H8130Text printed H8129Recorded votes H8157enact | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Greg Gianforte R-MT | Sep 12, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 31, 2018H.R. 5923, Walnut Grove Land Exchange ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 18, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 84, May 22, 2018, page H4584.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3224 | Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act | Related bill | Jul 17, 2018 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain public lands in Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes
- Short Title
- Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain public lands in Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 17, 2018Referred in Senate
- Sep 12, 2018Engrossed in House
- Sep 7, 2018Reported in House
- May 22, 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.
