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HR 3817 109th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Energy Geothermal resources Mines and mineral resources Mining claims Mining leases National forests New Mexico

Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005

Introduced: September 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 27 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2006
Signed by President.
Dec 12, 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-385.
Dec 4, 2006
Presented to President.
Nov 17, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 16, 2006
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 16, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 16, 2006
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11106)
Nov 16, 2006
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11106)
Jul 25, 2006
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 24, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5615)
Jul 24, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5615)
Jul 24, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3817.
Jul 24, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5615-5616)
Jul 24, 2006
Mr. Walden (OR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 20, 2006
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 335.
Jul 20, 2006
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-583.
Jun 21, 2006
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 21, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 21, 2006
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jun 21, 2006
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
Oct 27, 2005
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 20, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Sep 20, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Sep 15, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8066-8067)
Sep 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005 - Withdraws the Valle Vidal Unit of the Carson National Forest (New Mexico) from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and (3) operation of laws pertaining to mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral materials.

States that if existing valid rights are relinquished or otherwise acquired by the United States at any time after the enactment of this Act, the lands that were subject to those rights shall be immediately withdrawn.

What's happening now December 12, 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-385.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 4, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3817: Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3817/
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"H.R. 3817: Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3817/.
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H.R. 3817, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3817/.
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