HR 9167 · 119th Congress — Public Lands Integrity Act

Summary

Public Lands Integrity Act This bill generally prohibits parts that result in the sale, disposal, or transfer of federal lands from being included in reconciliation legislation by requiring the parts to be considered extraneous under the Senate's Byrd Rule. The Senate's Byrd Rule (named after it's principal author, Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia) prohibits the inclusion of matter in reconciliation legislation that is extraneous to a congressional committee's reconciliation directives in the associated congressional budget resolution. Reconciliation is an expedited method by which Congress may adopt changes in spending and revenue laws to achieve the budgetary goals reflected in a congressional budget resolution. Reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate. Right now, the latest action is: Sent to the Rules Committee and the Budget Committee. Each committee will review the parts it handles. The listed sponsor is Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] [D].

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Latest action

Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

Sponsors

• Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]

  Democratic · New Mexico · House District 2 · Democratic

Sources

• Official congressional record ↗