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Main Subject: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act This bill withdraws 1,006,545 acres of federal lands in Arizona, including any land or interest in land acquired by the United States after enactment of this bill, from entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws.

S3127-116, HRES656-116,

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Oct. 31 2019	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Oct. 30
2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 236 - 185 (Roll no. 602). (text: CR H8618)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 196 - 226 (Roll no. 601).
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to delay enactment until the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with appropriate entities, issues a report concluding that the withdrawal under section 2 will not result in increased mineral imports from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Namibia.
Mr. Wittman moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H8642-8643)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1373.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to amendments to H.R. 1373 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8640-8645)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1373 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Grijalva moved that the Committee rise.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gosar demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 656, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar Amendment No. 3.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gosar demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 656, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar Amendment No. 2.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Oct. 30 2019	Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 236 - 185 (Roll no. 602).(text: CR H8618)

House bill HR1373-116

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act

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