House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. Steven Palazzo R-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 19, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 3, 2016
- Passed HouseMar 22, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 6, 2016 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4119.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4119, Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016” on February 23, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 3, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 23, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51279
- CBO publication date
- February 23, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4119, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4119
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4119, Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016” on August 9, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 13, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51884
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4119, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4119
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-441 ↗; S. Rept. 114-340 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 6, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/441
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/340 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4119, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4119
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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. PALAZZO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 171, November 19, 2015, Page H8414):Article IV, Sec. 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United Sates).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 195 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4119, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4119
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d5caa8454bfcac697d112ece857f8cd966adccbdf604a52473a61c1057f73ef1
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven Palazzo.
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- H.R. 2039 (114th) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017
- H.R. 4816 (114th) Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2016
- H.Res. 582 (114th) Condemning and censuring President Barack Obama.
- H.R. 281 (114th) Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014
- H.R. 1546 (114th) Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015
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.