H.R. 1397: To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-07 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-190.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 345 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1397 (2017-07-11), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-190. (final step reached)
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Official title

To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(Sec. 1) This bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over: 0.342 acres of federal land within the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Transportation (DOT), and 0.479 acres of federal land within the boundary of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center of the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) adjacent to the parkway from DOT to Interior. Interior shall prohibit the storage, construction, or installation of any items that may interfere with access by the research center to certain land within the parkway boundary.

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Official text

To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1397, a bill to authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes (2017-07-11); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1397, an act to authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes (2018-03-22)

Recorded votes

House roll call 345 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1397 (2017-07-11): Passed

Words on this page, explained (3)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1397.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1397 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115