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HR 1931 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Government trust funds Land transfers Roads and highways Transportation programs funding

American Land Act

Introduced: April 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 15, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Apr 22, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Land Act

Authorizes the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, for each of FY2016-FY2021, to offer for competitive sale by auction to eligible entities 8% of the federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 8% of the National Forest System land. Includes as an "eligible entity": (1) a U.S. citizen, or (2) a corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United States.

Requires the land to be sold to: (1) be configured to maximize marketability or achieve management objectives, and (2) include the mineral rights for not more than 50% of the total acreage if such inclusion is likely to maximize marketability.

Requires proceeds to be deposited into the Highway Trust Fund.

What's happening now May 19, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 22, 2015
JOHNSON, SAM
· Apr 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1931: American Land Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1931/
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"H.R. 1931: American Land Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1931/.
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