A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System lands, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Vetoed by President.
(Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System lands, under specified conditions, and to accept lands, land interests, or cash as considerations for the lands sold or exchanged. Requires persons to whom such lands are conveyed to bear all reasonable costs incidental to such conveyance. States that this Act does not authorize the conveyance of Federal lands within the National Wilderness Preservation System, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, the National System of Trails, and any national recreation area. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to determine the equitable rates to be charged for the rental of Alaska Railroad lands.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on December 15, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
1 step remains before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on December 28, 1980: Vetoed by President.
- A two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate to override the veto
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 1 step is still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JAMES WEAVER (D-OR) introduced it on January 22, 1980, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on January 22, 1980, 17033 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16692 days ago, on December 28, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentVetoed on December 28, 1980