PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 2157: To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 2157: To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 178 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2157 (2012-04-24), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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

To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), in any land exchange involving the conveyance of certain National Forest System land within the boundaries of Inyo National Forest in California, to accept for acquisition in such exchange certain non-federal lands in California lying outside the boundaries of the Forest, if acquiring them is desirable for National Forest System purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to accept a cash equalization payment that exceeds 25%. Requires any such payment to be deposited into the Treasury account established under the Sisk Act and made available for the acquisition of land for addition to the System. Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as granting the Secretary new land exchange authority. States that this Act modifies the use of land exchange authorities already available to the Secretary as of the enactment of this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2157 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112