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S. 508 (115th): Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act

A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Ron Wyden

Sponsor. Senator for Oregon. Democrat.

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Last Updated: May 16, 2017
Length: 16 pages
Introduced
Mar 2, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was enacted as:

H.R. 1306: Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 8, 2018. (compare text)
Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

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History

Mar 2, 2017
 
Introduced

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Mar 30, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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May 16, 2017
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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S. 508 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 508. 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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