House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Promoting National Security and Preserving Access to Public Land in Southern Nevada Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 3, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 3, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6216.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HORSFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 182, November 3, 2023, Page H5404):Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Allows the U.S. Air Force to place vital training equipment for the Nevada Test and Training Range within small tracts of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. The bill would also permanently protect over 700,000 acres of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness to ensure those lands remain accessible for hunting, recreation, and wildlife management.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 3, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 439 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6216, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6216
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
57d8d537a651922fc2b80960ce1bdeb9923a5a124f461295c95d90b408640c84
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.