Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act
Latest action · Dec 19, 2019 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.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act
This bill withdraws 1,006,545 acres of federal lands in Arizona, including any land or interest in land 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 and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws.
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study of uranium stockpiles in the United States that are available to meet future national security requirements.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 19, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Dec 19, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 19, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Dec 19, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46278 | Policy Topics and Background Related to Mining on Federal Lands Archived | Report | Mar 19, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 387 | Grand Canyon Protection Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 21, 2022 |
| HR 1373 | Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act | Related bill | Oct 31, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the State of Arizona, to provide for a study relating to the uranium stockpile in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Grand Canyon Centennial Protection 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.
- Dec 19, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
