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US HRes773

US HRes773
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5544) to authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest and certain other National Forest System land in the State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and conservation resources and lands owned by the State of Minnesota in trust for the public school system that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness


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Introduced Session

112th Congress

Bill Summary

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5544) to authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest and certain other National Forest System land in the State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and conservation resources and lands owned by the State of Minnesota in trust for the public school system that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and have important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5949) to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.

AI Summary

This Resolution sets forth the rules for considering two bills in the House of Representatives: H.R. 5544 and H.R. 5949. For H.R. 5544, it allows for expedited consideration of a land exchange involving National Forest System land in Minnesota, specifically in the Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest, which has limited recreational and conservation value, and state-owned lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) that are scattered and have significant recreational, scenic, and conservation importance. The resolution waives points of order against the consideration and provisions of this bill, limits debate, and specifies how amendments will be handled. For H.R. 5949, it allows for consideration of a bill to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years, also waiving points of order and limiting debate and amendment procedures.

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Last Action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (on 09/11/2012)

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