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HRES 478 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Mining Nevada

Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 22,684 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from all forms…

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Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 22,684 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from all forms of mineral entry under United States law, subject to valid existing rights.

Introduced: June 7, 2023 Introduced by: Amodei, Mark E. Republican · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 7, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jun 7, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses disapproval of the withdrawal of certain Bureau of Land Management lands in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada.

The resolution disapproves the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) decision to decline Nye County's request to act as a cooperating agency throughout the withdrawal process for Railroad Valley and the Department of the Interior authorizing the withdrawal of approximately 22,684 acres in Railroad Valley.

Further, the resolution recommends that federal agencies include requesting states, counties, cities, and municipalities as cooperating agencies for proposed land withdrawals in their jurisdiction or vicinity, at their request.

What's happening now June 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 478: Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 22,684 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from all forms of mineral entry under United States law, subject to valid existing rights.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-478/
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"H. Res. 478: Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 22,684 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from all forms of mineral entry under United States law, subject to valid existing rights.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-478/.
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H. Res. 478, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-478/.
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[H. Res. 478: Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 22,684 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from all forms of mineral entry under United States law, subject to valid existing rights.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-478/)
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