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House Bill 2615
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-279 on Nov 20, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 23, 2017
Latest Action
Nov 20, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2615
Congress
115
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
Republican
Steven Palazzo
Mississippi
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (1)
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
417
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to convey to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5699 approximately 1.542 acres of real property located within the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Jackson County, Mississippi, in exchange for a parcel of 2.161 acres.

The NPS shall require the Post to pay the costs incurred by the NPS to carry out such exchange.

Land and interests acquired by the United States under this bill shall be administered as part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Text (7)
Enrolled Bill
Engrossed Amendment Senate
October 11, 2018
Reported to Senate
April 11, 2018
Referred in Senate
November 29, 2017
Engrossed in House
November 28, 2017
Reported in House
September 11, 2017
Introduced in House
May 23, 2017
Related Bills (1)
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1260
Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
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