House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-245
National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
Became law on Nov 28, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Cynthia Lummis R-WYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
- Committee actionSep 14, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 18, 2016
- Became lawNov 28, 2016
Latest action: Nov 28, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-245.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 845.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 845, National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act” on September 20, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 14, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52037
- CBO publication date
- September 20, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 845, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/845
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-770 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Agriculture Committee on September 20, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/770
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 845, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/845
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- 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 Mrs. LUMMIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 22, February 10, 2015, Page H918):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: ``The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the United States, or of any particular state.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 10, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 330 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 845, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/845
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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
86 cosponsors — 48 Republicans, 38 Democrats
38 of 86 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), John Delaney (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), John Garamendi (D-CA), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Tom Graves (R-GA) and 56 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cynthia Lummis.
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- H.R. 2272 (114th) Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2015
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- H.R. 417 (114th) Federal Workforce Reduction Through Attrition Act
- H.R. 2544 (114th) Excess Uranium Transparency and Accountability Act
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.