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S. 2185: FLTFA Reauthorization Act

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S. 2185: FLTFA Reauthorization Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-04 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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.
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Official title

FLTFA Reauthorization Act

Plain summary

FLTFA Reauthorization Act This bill amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) to reauthorize and make permanent the program for the completion of appraisals and satisfaction of other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal in approved land use plans under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. The bill makes the FLTFA inapplicable to land eligible for sale under specified public land laws.

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Official text

FLTFA Reauthorization Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · 9 cosponsors

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James E. Risch (R-ID), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Steve Daines (R-MT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] reported raising $1.7 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-cong115-s2185 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115