HR 6011 United States House · 118th Congress

ROWATA Act

The ROWATA Act requires federal agencies to notify applicants within 60 days whether a right-of-way application for federal lands is complete or needs additional information. This directly affects companies or individuals seeking to build infrastructure (like pipelines or roads) on public lands or National Forest System lands. The key provision mandates that the Secretary of the Interior (for public lands) or Secretary of Agriculture (for National Forests) must provide this notification within 60 days of receiving an application. The bill focuses on streamlining the application process with a clear timeline, without changing land use policies.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2024

House Passage

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Oct 20, 2023 Last action Apr 15, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 15, 2024

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

upper

Apr 11, 2024

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 4/9/2024 CR H2150)

lower

Apr 11, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 4/9/2024 CR H2150)

lower

Apr 9, 2024

Introduced

Ms. Hageman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Mar 12, 2024

Lower · Passed

Committee on Agriculture discharged.

lower

Mar 12, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-420, Part I.

lower

Jan 18, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

lower

Dec 6, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

lower

Dec 6, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Oct 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

lower

Oct 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors