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America's Public Land Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 14, 2019
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America's Public Land Act of 2019

This bill reaffirms that it is U.S. policy

  • to retain public land in federal ownership unless its disposal has been authorized by an Act of Congress;
  • to retain management authority over public land, except where a nonfederal individual or entity is authorized to exercise management authority pursuant to an Act of Congress or another applicable law; and
  • that retention of public land and the management authority over it is in the public interest.

Neither the Department of the Interior nor of Agriculture shall approve or permit the conveyance of public land or the granting of management authority over such land to nonfederal individuals or entities except as authorized by an Act of Congress.

What's happening now February 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1276 Identical bill America’s Public Land Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 18, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 14, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 14, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 14, 2019
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 491: America's Public Land Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-491/
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"S. 491: America's Public Land Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-491/.
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S. 491, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-491/.
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