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HR 4574 106th Congress House

Cerro Grande Compensation Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make compensation for damages arising from a prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument in the State of New Mexico.

Introduced: June 8, 2000 See on congress.gov
Law Administrative procedureCivil actions and liabilityClaimsCompensation (Law)
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jun 5, 2000
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 5, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
May 25, 2000
Introduced in House
May 25, 2000
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action June 7, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Cerro Grande Compensation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to make compensation to persons who suffered personal injury or loss of property as a result of the National Park Service's prescribed burn in and around the Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico on May 4, 2000.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Jun 15, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 8, 2000
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 8, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 8, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 8, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4574: Cerro Grande Compensation Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4574/
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"H.R. 4574: Cerro Grande Compensation Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4574/.
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H.R. 4574, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4574/.
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