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H.R. 5665: American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act

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H.R. 5665: American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-21 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act

Plain summary

American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey all right, title, and interest in specified land to the: (1) American Falls Reservoir District No. 2 (District) located in Jerome, Lincoln, and Gooding Counties, Idaho; (2) city of Gooding; and (3) Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Requires the District to pay fair market value for the land. Relieves the United States of liability for damages of any kind relating to the land, unless they result from injury caused by negligence of the United States. Requires the Director of the National Park Service to manage specified land as part of the Minidoka Internment National Monument. Revokes the Department of Interior's previous orders that withdrew specified land from the Gooding Division of the Minidoka project and requires the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to manage the land.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5665 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109