The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2026
HR 655 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Cliff Bentz (R)

Dalles Watershed Development Act

Transfers about 150 acres of National Forest land in Oregon to the City of The Dalles for water supply.

Tradeoff

The city gets federal forest land for free to develop its water system. The city must pay survey and conveyance costs, and the land reverts to the US if used for non-public purposes.

What's in it

See official bill text

No effect on the federal budget over any time window.

This is a land transfer with zero federal cost because the city pays all conveyance expenses and the land generates no current federal revenue—the bill simply authorizes the Forest Service to transfer the property subject to the city's compliance with existing rights and public-use requirements.

H.R. 655, The Dalles Watershed Development Act · Sep 2025

Passed the House by on December 9, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 23, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 23, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jun 25, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-277.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 9, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Energy and Natural Resources(Dec 10, 2025)