S. 1196: Federal Land Access Act
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S. 1196: Federal Land Access Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-05 · Energy · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Federal Land Access Act
Plain summary
Federal Land Access Act This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act, with respect to rights-of-way for pipelines through federal lands, to redefine federal lands, for purposes of granting an application for a natural gas pipeline right-of-way, to mean all lands owned by the United States, except only those lands held in trust for an Indian or Indian tribe and lands on the outer Continental Shelf. The exception for the National Park System is repealed, thereby authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to grant natural gas pipeline rights-of-way on National Park System land.
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Federal Land Access Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · 2 cosponsors
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Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1196.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>
Record fed-us-cong114-s1196 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114