HR7363-118

Introduced

To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the sale of certain Federal land to States and units of local government to address housing shortages, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 15, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the sale of certain Federal land to States and units of local government to address housing shortages, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HA53D694BE1AB4E34B84E51488B1A2888: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Open Underutilized Space to Ensure Shelter Act of 2024 or the HOUSES Act of 2024.
  • Section H0DE9FBDACE4B4608ADFB71801881897E: 2. Sales of Federal land to address housing shortages Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713) is amended by adding...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the sale of certain Federal land to States and units of local government to address housing shortages, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Energy, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the sale of certain Federal land to States and units of local government to address housing shortages, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Energy Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies:
environmental regulators and natural-resource users:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 15, 2024

Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Energy Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"open space" §H0DE9FBDACE4B4608ADFB71801881897E

any open piece of land that— is accessible to the public at no cost

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