House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-68
Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023
Became law on Jul 12, 2024.
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Feenstra R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2023
- Committee actionJun 13, 2023
- Passed HouseFeb 5, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 20, 2024 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJul 8, 2024
- Became lawJul 12, 2024
Latest action: Jul 12, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-68.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1240.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1240, Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023” on November 8, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 13, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 8, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59746
- CBO publication date
- November 8, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1240, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1240
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1240, Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023” on May 30, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 1, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 30, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60355
- CBO publication date
- May 30, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1240, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1240
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 118-369 ↗; S. Rept. 118-180 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 3, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/369
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/SRPT/180 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1240, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1240
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FEENSTRA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 38, February 28, 2023, Page H971):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 28, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 313 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1240, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1240
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
7 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Mike Flood (R-NE), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Adrian Smith (R-NE).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Feenstra.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.