To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.
Latest action · Sep 11, 2026 Became Public Law No: 119-105.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2025
- Passed SenateAug 7, 2026
- To the PresidentSep 3, 2026
- Became lawSep 11, 2026Public Law 119-105
Summary
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove all deed restrictions from approximately 3.62 acres located at 2956 Park Avenue, on the Paducah Memorial Army Reserve Center in Paducah, Kentucky. The restrictions include easements, exceptions, reservations, terms, conditions, and covenants described in the quitclaim deed that was executed on April 27, 2012. The deed conveyed land from Interior to the City of Paducah, Kentucky.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Feb 13, 2025Discharged Jun 25, 2025Markup Jul 23, 2025Reported Sep 15, 2025 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2025Hearings Apr 29, 2025 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2025Markup Mar 4, 2026Discharged Aug 8, 2026 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-105.
- Sep 11, 2026Signed by President.
- Sep 3, 2026Presented to President.
- Aug 10, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 7, 2026Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 7, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4551-4552)
- Mar 4, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Dec 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5073)
- Dec 9, 2025Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5073-5074)
- Dec 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1276.
- Dec 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-281.
- Sep 15, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 237.
- Jul 23, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 25, 2025Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Apr 29, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Apr 23, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 S4551, S4552 | Bernie Moreno R-OH | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2096–S2099 | Rand Paul R-KY, Ted Cruz R-TX | Apr 29, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5073, H5074Text printed H5073 | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Emily Randall D-WA, James Comer R-KY | Dec 9, 2025 |
| House | Lists H710–H712H.R. 1276–1361 | — | Feb 13, 2025 |
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 estimates 2
- Apr 13, 2026H.R. 1276, an act to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, KentuckyAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 4, 2026
- Sep 26, 2025H.R. 1276, a bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, KentuckyAs reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 30, February 13, 2025, page H710.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-19 | H.R. 528, H.R. 655, H.R. 1276, AND H.R. 287653 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Apr 29, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 601 | A bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. | Related bill | Mar 4, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 10, 2025Referred in Senate
- Dec 9, 2025Engrossed in House
- Sep 15, 2025Reported in House
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced 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.
