US Congress Senate Bill 566 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-06-13 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 142.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Methow Headwaters Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill withdraws approximately 340,079 acres of federal land and interests in land located within the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in the state of Washington from: entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. Any land or interest in land within the Proposed Withdrawal area acquired by the United States shall, upon acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.

Methow Headwaters Protection Act

Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]

Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-13	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 142.
2017-06-13	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-106.
2017-03-30	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2017-03-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/566/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s566/BILLS-115s566is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s566/BILLS-115s566rs.pdf