Dalles Watershed Development Act
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. Cliff Bentz
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill provides for the conveyance of approximately 150 acres of National Forest System land located in the Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon from the Forest Service to the City of The Dalles, Oregon. If the city requests Interior to convey the land within a year of this bill's enactment, then the Forest Service must convey the land to the city as soon as practicable.
The exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land to be conveyed must be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Forest Service.
The conveyance must be (1) subject to valid existing rights; (2) made without consideration (i.e., made without the transfer of value, such as money); (3) made by a quitclaim deed; and (4) subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Forest Service determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
As a condition of the conveyance, the city must pay the costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of a survey.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Jul 15, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
- Dec 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5075)
- Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5075)
- Dec 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 655.
- Dec 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5075-5076)
- Dec 9, 2025Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 233.
- Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-277.
- Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 25, 2025Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Apr 29, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Apr 23, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jan 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House