HOUSE 1373116th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act

Last Action: 10/31/2019

Actions

2019-10-31Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2019-10-30Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-10-30On passage Passed by recorded vote: 236 - 185 (Roll no. 602). (text: CR H8618)
2019-10-30Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 236 - 185 (Roll no. 602).(text: CR H8618)
2019-10-30On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 196 - 226 (Roll no. 601).
2019-10-30The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2019-10-30DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to delay enactment until the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with appropriate entities, issues a report concluding that the withdrawal under section 2 will not result in increased mineral imports from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Namibia.
2019-10-30Mr. Wittman moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H8642-8643)
2019-10-30The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2019-10-30The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1373.
2019-10-30UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to amendments to H.R. 1373 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2019-10-30The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2019-10-30Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8640-8645)
2019-10-30Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1373 as unfinished business.
2019-10-30On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

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CRS Summary

As of 2019-10-30 (53)

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act

This bill withdraws 1,006,545 acres of federal lands in Arizona, including any land or interest in land acquired by the United States after enactment of this bill, from

entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws.

Cosponsors (20)

Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
TJ Cox (D-CA)
Debra Haaland (D-NM)
Mike Levin (D-CA)
Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
A. McEachin (D-VA)
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
Sean Casten (D-IL)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Joe Neguse (D-CO)

Subjects

Arizona
Geography and mapping
Land use and conservation
Mining
Parks, recreation areas, trails

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