US SR483 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on June 24 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-24 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3944)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider legislation that sells any federal land and uses the proceeds of the sale to reduce the federal deficit, except for the sale of federal land in a state as part of a program that acquires land in the same state of comparable value or contains exceptional resources. Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate.

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Title

A resolution establishing a point of order against legislation selling Federal land in order to reduce the deficit.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-06-24SenateReferred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3944)
2014-06-24SenateSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3944-3945)

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