H.R. 1638: Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 524.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 524. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act

Plain summary

Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act This bill provides for a land conveyance to South Dakota. Specifically, if South Dakota submits an offer to the Forest Service to acquire approximately 266 acres of National Forest System land within the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Boundary for its market value, the Forest Service shall convey such land to South Dakota. Any proceeds received by the Forest Service from the conveyance shall be (1) deposited in a specified fund for the exchange of lands, and (2) available to the Forest Service (to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts) for the maintenance and improvement of land or administration facilities in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota.

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Official text

Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1638, Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act (2022-04-28)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] 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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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1638.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1638 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117