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HR 644 111th Congress House

Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009

Official title: To withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources ArizonaMiningWater use and supplyWatershedsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 22, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009 - Withdraws the approximately 1,068,908 acres of the Tusayan Ranger District and federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral materials laws. Subjects such withdrawal to valid, existing rights.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 10, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· Dec 3, 2009
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Nov 19, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Nov 19, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Nov 16, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Nov 5, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Nov 2, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 26, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 20, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 11, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 14, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 23, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 23, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Apr 23, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Feb 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 644: Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-644/
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"H.R. 644: Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-644/.
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H.R. 644, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-644/.
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