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H.R. 2317 · 119th Congress

Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2026

Passed HousePublic Lands and Natural Resources
IntroducedMar 25, 2025
Passed HouseSep 14, 2026
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, Sep 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

What it does

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Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025

This bill provides for the designation, conveyance, exchange, sale, or disposal of certain federal lands in Nevada.

Specifically, the bill provides for the transfer of ownership of federal lands from the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to the State of Nevada, counties (Douglas, Clark, Pershing, and Elko Counties), cities (Carson City, City of Elko, the City of Fernley, and the City of Sparks), the Incline Village General Improvement District, and the Truckee River Flood Management Authority for economic development, recreation, or certain public purposes.

It also designates specified parcels of federal land as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The bill also releases the reversionary interest of the United States in the Jean Prison site, thereby allowing the State of Nevada to use the land for purposes unrelated to the prison.

It also allows the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to establish a federal complex for specified Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs offices or headquarters in Nevada on certain federal lands.

Additionally, the bill takes land into trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 25, 2025).

Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

What has happened

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  1. Sep 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Senate
  2. Sep 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
  3. Sep 14, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5586-5596)House floor actions
  4. Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.Library of Congress
  5. Sep 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2317.House floor actions
  6. Sep 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5586-5598)House floor actions
  7. Sep 14, 2026Mr. Amodei (NV) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
  8. Sep 10, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 710.House floor actions
  9. Sep 10, 2026Committee on Agriculture discharged.House floor actions
  10. Sep 10, 2026Committee on Agriculture discharged.Library of Congress
  11. Sep 10, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-811, Part I.House floor actions
  12. Sep 10, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-811, Part I.Library of Congress
  13. Jul 15, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12.House committee actions
  14. Jul 15, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
  15. Mar 25, 2025Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture.House floor actions
  16. Mar 25, 2025Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture.House floor actions
  17. Mar 25, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  18. Mar 25, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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