HR 1708 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

Latest action · Feb 4, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 309.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 13, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit.

The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the recreation area.

The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2019 to Jun 25, 2019; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CAKatie HillOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-CAKaren BassApr 25, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierApr 25, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 9, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.May 16, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaMay 16, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMay 16, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezJun 25, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 13, 2019Markup Nov 20, 2019Reported Feb 4, 2020
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Apr 1, 2019Hearings Apr 2, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-386.
  2. Feb 4, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 309.
  3. Nov 20, 2019Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  4. Nov 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Nov 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.

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

  1. Jan 23, 2020H.R. 1708, Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 20, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act is constitutionally authorized under and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Additionally, the Preamble to the Constitution provides support of the authority to enact legislation to promote the General Welfare.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 45, March 13, 2019, page H2717.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 774Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation ActRelated billDec 18, 2019
HR 2546Protecting America’s Wilderness ActRelated billFeb 13, 2020
HR 4086Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation ActReintroduction ofOct 24, 2017

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2020Reported in House
  2. Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House

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