House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Nolan D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 29, 2017
- Committee actionJul 26, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 28, 2017 · 309–99
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 29, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3115.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3115, Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017” on September 1, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 26, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 1, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53065
- CBO publication date
- September 1, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3115, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3115
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-287 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 5, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/287
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3115, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3115
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 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. NOLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 112, June 29, 2017, Page H5377):Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 29, 2017 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 214 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3115, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3115
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 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
9 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 2 Democrats
7 of 9 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Tom Emmer (R-MN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jason Lewis (R-MN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Bruce Westerman (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Nolan.
- H.R. 1026 (115th) North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
- H.R. 1350 (115th) To modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 48 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of…
- H.R. 3148 (115th) Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 1789 (115th) No Government No Pay Act of 2017
- H.Res. 363 (115th) Supporting a Federal, publically funded universal school meal and nutrition program.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.