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HR 1569 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

CLAMP Act of 2023

Introduced: March 10, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 5, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Mar 10, 2023
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.
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CCP Lease Abolishment for Minerals and Petroleum Act of 2023 or the CLAMP Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from issuing or renewing a lease, issuing a permit, or recording a claim for any federal lands under any provision of law relating to the production, refining, harvesting, or extraction of minerals, timber, oil or natural gas, or any other natural resource or the production of energy, to China or specified entities or individuals affiliated with the Chinese Community Party.

The bill prohibits transferring a title, lease, permit, recorded claim, or other interest to such entities or individuals.

What's happening now April 14, 2023

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 Democratic 1
Gaetz, Matt
· Mar 10, 2023
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1569: CLAMP Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1569/
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"H.R. 1569: CLAMP Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1569/.
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H.R. 1569, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1569/.
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[H.R. 1569: CLAMP Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1569/)
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