Permanently Authorizing PILT Act
Latest action · Jun 13, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
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 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Permanently Authorizing PILT Act
This bill permanently reauthorizes the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program. This program compensates local governments for tax revenue lost due to tax-exempt federal lands within their boundaries.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 30, 2019 to Jan 9, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| D-UT | Ben McAdams | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jan 9, 2020 |
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 May 30, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 13, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- May 30, 2019Introduced in House
- May 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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. 165, no. 90, May 30, 2019, page H4181.
Printed hearings 1
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. 116-348 | AN EXAMINATION OF FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PROVIDED THROUGH THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAMS, AND TESTIMONY ON PENDING LEGISLATION169 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Nov 21, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46260 | The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program: An Overview | Report | Aug 31, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, to permanently authorize the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Permanently Authorizing PILT 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.
- May 30, 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.
