US Congress House Bill 1931 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

American Land Act Authorizes the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, for each of FY2016-FY2021, to offer for competitive sale by auction to eligible entities 8% of the federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 8% of the National Forest System land. Includes as an "eligible entity": (1) a U.S. citizen, or (2) a corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United States. Requires the land to be sold to: (1) be configured to maximize marketability or achieve management objectives, and (2) include the mineral rights for not more than 50% of the total acreage if such inclusion is likely to maximize marketability. Requires proceeds to be deposited into the Highway Trust Fund.

American Land Act

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]

Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]

Rep. John Carter [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2015-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2015-04-22	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2015-04-22	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2015-04-22	House	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.
2015-04-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1931/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1931/BILLS-114hr1931ih.pdf