Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
Latest action · Dec 23, 2022 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedAug 10, 2021
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to issue guidance related to certain community land grants in New Mexico made by Spain or Mexico to individuals, groups, and communities to promote the settlement of the southwestern United States (land grant-mercedes).
The guidance shall set forth the policies and procedures for notice and comment on planning decisions, routine engagement, and major federal actions that could impact historical-traditional uses of a qualified land grant-merced.
In developing, maintaining, and revising land management plans and National Forest System land and resource management plans, as applicable, the USDA or Interior shall consider and, as appropriate, provide for and evaluate impacts to historical-traditional uses by qualified land grant-mercedes.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 26, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Oct 26, 2021 |
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 Aug 11, 2021Markup Jul 21, 2022Reported Dec 12, 2022 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 7, 2022 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 23, 2022Received in the House.
- Dec 23, 2022Held at the desk.
- Dec 22, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10103-10104; text: CR S10103-10104)
- Dec 12, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-242.
- Dec 12, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.
- Jul 21, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 7, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-301.
- Aug 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Aug 10, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10103Text printed S10103 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 22, 2022 |
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
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. 117-301 | PENDING LEGISLATION1,110 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 7, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5493 | Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act | Identical bill | Mar 1, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for greater consultation between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico, to provide for a process for recognition of the historic-traditional uses of land grant-mercedes, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Historical and cultural resources
- Horticulture and plants
- Hunting and fishing
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Livestock
- Monuments and memorials
- Motor vehicles
- New Mexico
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Religion
- User charges and fees
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 12, 2022Reported to Senate
- Aug 10, 2021Introduced 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.
