House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Public Access and Lands Improvement Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2013
- Committee actionOct 30, 2013
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2014 · 220–194
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2954.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2954, a bill to authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance” on December 5, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 30, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 5, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44934
- CBO publication date
- December 5, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2954, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2954, Public Access and Lands Improvement Act” on February 6, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on January 30, 2014 (Committee Print 113-35)”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 6, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45081
- CBO publication date
- February 6, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2954, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-296 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 16, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 16, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/296
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2954, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MILLER of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5347):Article IV, Section III, Clause IISource: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 34 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2954, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.