House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Big Bear Land Exchange Act

H.R. 5513Introduced Apr 13, 2018Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Where it went

IntroducedApr 13, 2018
Committee actionSep 5, 2018
Passed HouseDec 10, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 11, 2018 — 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. 5513.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5513, Big Bear Land Exchange Act” on September 21, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 5, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 21, 2018 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54487
CBO publication date
September 21, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5513, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5513
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. 115-996 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on October 30, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 30, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5513, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5513
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. COOK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 60, April 13, 2018, Page H3316):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5513, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5513
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a015b6c37f3d7a02719d271c1cf17371404bd6ceea28da94b28c726c8aff73b
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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 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Cook.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-8 district

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