{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-655","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":655,"title":"Dalles Watershed Development Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-23","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B000668","fullName":"Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]","party":"R","state":"OR","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-12-10","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Public Lands and Natural Resources","subjects":["Geography and mapping","Land transfers","Oregon","Watersheds"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-12-10","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5075)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 655.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5075-5076)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-15","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 233.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-15","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-277.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-15","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-277.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-23","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-23","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>The Dalles Watershed Development Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides for the conveyance of approximately 150 acres of National Forest System land located in the Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon from the Forest Service to the City of The Dalles, Oregon. If the city requests Interior to convey the land within a year of this bill's enactment, then the Forest Service must convey the land to the city as soon as practicable.</p><p>The exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land to be conveyed must be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Forest Service.&nbsp;</p><p>The conveyance must be (1) subject to valid existing rights; (2) made without&nbsp;consideration (i.e., made without the transfer of value, such as money); (3) made by a quitclaim deed; and (4) subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Forest Service determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</p><p>As a condition of the conveyance, the city must pay the costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of a survey.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-24T12:48:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":4342,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:47:42.376Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Dalles%20Watershed%20Development%20Act"}]}}