To amend title 54, United States Code, to prohibit the acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land or water from a private landowner using amounts made available under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9430.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ARRINGTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 135, August 30, 2024, Page H5021):
  Article 1 section 8 of the US Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would prohibit funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for any new federal land acquisitions.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 30, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9430, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9430

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 9, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  9753a359c5b0e23247a13494d585073d93137e55a2b67d9ebb093986c335ccd2

  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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