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Senate Bill 2708
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
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Passed Senate on Dec 22, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Aug 10, 2021
Latest Action
Dec 23, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2708
Congress
117
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Ben Ray Lujan
New Mexico
Democrat
Martin Heinrich
New Mexico
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 22, 2022
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10103-10104; text: CR S10103-10104)
Summary

Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to issue guidance related to certain community land grants in New Mexico made by Spain or Mexico to individuals, groups, and communities to promote the settlement of the southwestern United States (land grant-mercedes).

The guidance shall set forth the policies and procedures for notice and comment on planning decisions, routine engagement, and major federal actions that could impact historical-traditional uses of a qualified land grant-merced.

In developing, maintaining, and revising land management plans and National Forest System land and resource management plans, as applicable, the USDA or Interior shall consider and, as appropriate, provide for and evaluate impacts to historical-traditional uses by qualified land grant-mercedes.

Text (3)
Engrossed in Senate
December 22, 2022
Reported to Senate
December 12, 2022
Introduced in Senate
August 10, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Oct 05, 2021
Introduced in House
4
Sponsorship
House Bill 5493
Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Actions (11)
12/23/2022
Held at the desk.
12/23/2022
Received in the House.
12/23/2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/22/2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10103-10104; text: CR S10103-10104)
12/22/2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10103-10104; text: CR S10103-10104)
12/12/2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.
12/12/2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-242.
07/21/2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
06/07/2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
08/10/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
08/10/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 9, 2023 10:28:57 PM
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