HR 655 · in committee · niche
Dalles Watershed Development Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- The bill transfers approximately 150 acres of National Forest System land in Mount Hood National Forest to the City of The Dalles, Oregon.
- The City of The Dalles is affected if it requests the land within one year of the bill becoming law.
- The city must pay survey and conveyance costs; the Forest Service must complete the transfer as soon as practicable after request.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might transferring 150 acres of National Forest land to The Dalles affect recreational access and timber management in Mount Hood National Forest?
- 02
What specific watershed development projects does The Dalles plan to pursue with this land, and why is federal ownership an obstacle?
- 03
Who bears the financial and administrative costs if the transfer process delays or the city's planned projects don't materialize as expected?
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Sponsor · R-OR-2
Cliff Bentz
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-12-10
Legislative timeline
2025-12-10 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-12-09 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-12-09 · house · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5075)
2025-12-09 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5075)
2025-12-09 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 655.
2025-12-09 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5075-5076)
2025-12-09 · house · Floor
Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-09-15 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 233.
2025-09-15 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-277.
2025-09-15 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-277.
2025-06-25 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
2025-06-25 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-06-25 · house · Committee
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
2025-04-29 · house · Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2025-04-23 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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