Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 31, 2019 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.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2019
- Passed HouseOct 30, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019
This bill withdraws any federal lands and interests that are within the boundaries of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Withdrawal Area and any land or interest located in such area which is acquired by the United States after enactment of this bill from
- entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;
- location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
- operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
The Department of the Interior may convey the federal lands to, or exchange such lands with, an Indian tribe in accordance with an approved resource management plan.
Certain oil and gas leases for federal lands on which drilling options have not started before the end of the primary term of the applicable lease and that are not producing oil or gas in paying quantities
- must terminate by operation of law pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act and federal regulations, and
- may not be extended by Interior.
Any portion of federal land subject to such a lease that has been terminated, relinquished, or acquired by the United States shall also be withdrawn as described above.
Recorded votes 5
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2019 to Sep 9, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 9, 2019 |
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 Apr 9, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019Reported Oct 4, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2019Hearings Jun 5, 2019Discharged Jul 17, 2019 | |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2019Discharged Jul 17, 2019 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 31, 2019 |
Actions 33
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 31, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Oct 30, 2019Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 656. (consideration: CR H8622-8640; text: CR H8631-8632)
- Oct 30, 2019Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 823, H.R. 1373 and H.R. 2181. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate for H.R. 823, H.R. 1373 and H.R. 2181. The resolution provides for proceedings during the period from November 1, 2019 through November 11, 2019.
- Oct 30, 2019House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 656 and Rule XVIII.
- Oct 30, 2019The Speaker designated the Honorable Henry Cuellar to act as Chairman of the Committee.
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 H8622–H8640Text printed H8631Amendments H8632, H8633, H8634, H8635Motions H8638Recorded votes H8636, H8637, H8639, H8640Arrington amendment (allow mineral development on surrounding Federal land if developers have been in compliance with standards for archaeological sites and areas of sensitivity)Arrington motion to recommit (prohibit withdrawal of certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development if it is determined New Mexico will suffer loss of revenues)enactGosar amendment (allow Federal lands withdrawn from further mineral development to be conveyed or exchanged with State trust land entities, as well as Indian tribes)Lists H8630Organizations opposing H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection ActNotices H8676Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection ActTables H8676Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act | Ben Ray Luján D-NM (amendment), Bruce Westerman R-AR, Debra A. Haaland D-NM, Diana DeGette D-CO, Jodey C. Arrington R-TX (amendment, motion), John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Mike Johnson R-LA, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ (amendment), Paul Tonko D-NY, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Rob Bishop R-UT, Ruben Gallego D-AZ | Oct 30, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8550–H8552Text printed H8550Amendments H8552Recorded votes H8558, H8559consideration (H. Res. 656), previous question | Debbie Lesko R-AZ (amendment), Donna E. Shalala D-FL | Oct 29, 2019 |
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 27, 2019H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 17, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 61, April 9, 2019, page H3219.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-410 | FROM LANGUAGES TO HOMELANDS: ADVANCING TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE AND CULTURAL SOVEREIGNTY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS64 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Dec 9, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-19 | H.R. 1373, "GRAND CANYON CENTENNIAL PROTECTION ACT" AND H.R. 2181, "CHACO CULTURAL HERITAGE AREA PROTECTION ACT OF 2019"92 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 5, 2019 |
Amendments 4
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019
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 31, 2019Referred in Senate
- Oct 30, 2019Engrossed in House
- Oct 4, 2019Reported in House
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced 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.
