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S. 1908 (96th)
A bill to amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the sale of desert lands in certain States and Territories", approved March 3,1877.
Original
Introduced
18 October 1979
Last action
18 October 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV]
Subjects
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24 March 2026
Summary
Amends the Desert Land Acts to repeal the provision which permits persons who are not resident citizens of Nevada to apply for desert lands in Nevada.
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Timeline
18 October 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
18 October 1979
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 October 1979
Sponsors
- Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1908
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/1908
- us · 96-s-1908 · source updated 24 March 2026