House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".

H.R. 979Introduced Feb 13, 2015Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 13, 2015
Committee actionMar 25, 2015
Passed HouseJun 1, 2015 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 2, 2015 — 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. 979.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 979, a bill to designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as âSky Pointâ” on March 31, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 31, 2015 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50069
CBO publication date
March 31, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 979, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 979, a bill to designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as “Sky Point”” on March 31, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 31, 2015 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50069
CBO publication date
March 31, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 979, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/979
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-81 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 15, 2015.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 15, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 979, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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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. McCLINTOCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 25, February 13, 2015, Page H1070):
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause), which confers on Congress the power to make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the property belonging to the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 13, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 979, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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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

52 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 39 Democrats

39 of 52 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and 22 more.

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