HR 6146 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2018

Introduced Jun 19, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Paul A. Gosar R-AZ

Latest action · Nov 14, 2018 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.

IntroducedJun 19, 2018
Passed HouseNov 13, 2018
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture, upon request by Yavapai County, Arizona, to convey to the county 80 acres of land within Coconino National Forest in exchange for 369 acres of county land.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2018 to Jun 21, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	Jun 19, 2018
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko	Original	Jun 19, 2018
I-AZ	Kyrsten Sinema	Original	Jun 19, 2018
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego	Original	Jun 19, 2018
D-AZ	Tom O'Halleran		Jun 21, 2018

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 Jun 19, 2018Markup Jul 18, 2018Reported Aug 10, 2018
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Jun 27, 2018Hearings Jul 17, 2018Discharged Jul 18, 2018
Senate	Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Referred Nov 14, 2018

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 14, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 13, 2018Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 13, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9483-9484)
Nov 13, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6146.
Nov 13, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9483-9484)
Nov 13, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 10, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-895.
Aug 10, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 692.
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 27, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 19, 2018Introduced in House
Jun 19, 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 H9483, H9484Text printed H9483	Colleen Hanabusa D-HI, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ	Nov 13, 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

H. Rept. 115-895

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Aug 8, 2018H.R. 6146, Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 18, 2018

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause). Under this clause, Congress has the power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States. By virtue of this enumerated power, Congress has governing authority over the lands, territories, or other property of the United States- and with this authority Congress is vested with the power to all owners in fee, the ability to sell, lease, dispose, exchange, convey, or simply preserve land. The Supreme Court has described this enumerated grant as one ``without limitation'' Kleppe v New Mexico, 426 U.S. 529, 542-543 (1976) (``And while the furthest reaches of the power granted by the Property Clause have not been definitely resolved, we have repeatedly observed that the power over the public land thus entrusted to Congress is without limitation.'') Historically, the federal government transferred ownership of federal property to either private ownership or the states in order to pay off large Revolutionary War debts and to assist with the development of infrastructure. The transfers codified by this legislation are thus constitutional.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 102, June 19, 2018, page H5285.

Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 274	Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2019	Reintroduced Bill	Feb 5, 2019
HR 4473	Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2016	Reintroduction of	Feb 9, 2016

Titles 4

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

Official Title as Introduced: To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2018
Short Titles as Reported to House: Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2018
Short Titles as Passed House: Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2018

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Nov 14, 2018Referred in Senate
Nov 13, 2018Engrossed in House
Aug 10, 2018Reported in House
Jun 19, 2018Introduced in House

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