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Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act

Introduced: September 15, 2022 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Dec 1, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.
Sep 15, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 15, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act

This bill addresses various public land concerns in Malheur County in Oregon, including grazing. The bill also designates wilderness areas and conveys land to the Burns Paiute Tribe in Oregon.

What's happening now December 1, 2022

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.

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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4860: Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4860/
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"S. 4860: Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4860/.
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S. 4860, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4860/.
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