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H.R. 428 (115th): Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act

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About the bill

Source: Republican Policy Committee

H.R. 428 requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas.  Specifically, the bill:

  • Requires the Secretary of the Interior to commission a survey of the entire 116-mile segment of contested land along the Red River to identify the gradient boundary line;
  • Specifies the surveyors must be qualified and licensed professionals chosen jointly by the Texas General Land Office and the Oklahoma Commissioners of Land Office, in consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes, to conduct the gradient boundary survey;
  • Requires the survey be completed within two years after the enactment of the Act;
  • Requires the Secretary to submit the completed survey to the respective state land offices for approval, which are charged with approving the survey and surveys of …

Sponsor and status

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Mac Thornberry

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 13th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Mar 7, 2017
Length: 9 pages
Introduced
Jan 10, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on February 14, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

13 Cosponsors (13 Republicans)

See Instead

S. 90 (same title)
Ordered Reported — Oct 2, 2018

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History

Dec 8, 2016
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6479 (114th).
Jan 10, 2017
 
Introduced

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Feb 14, 2017
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Oct 2, 2018
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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Jan 8, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 346 (116th).

H.R. 428 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 428. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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