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S. 1987: Pottawattamie County Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act

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S. 1987: Pottawattamie County Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-19 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pottawattamie County Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act

Plain summary

Pottawattamie County Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the state of Iowa, without consideration, the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land in Pottawattamie County described in the quitclaim deed dated April 13, 1998. The bill urges such state to continue to provide information relating to the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, the California National Historic Trail, and the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail.

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Official text

Pottawattamie County Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · 1 cosponsors

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Joni Ernst (R-IA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] reported raising $527,998 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong115-s1987 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115