To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.

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What the bill says

HR1276 · U.S. Congress · Reported

Introduced 2025-02-13. Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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Summary (plain-language)

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove all deed restrictions from approximately 3.62 acres located at 2956 Park Avenue, on the Paducah Memorial Army Reserve Center in Paducah, Kentucky. The restrictions include easements, exceptions, reservations, terms, conditions, and covenants described in the quitclaim deed that was executed on April 27, 2012. The deed conveyed land from Interior to the City of Paducah, Kentucky.

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  • Introduced in House — 2025-02-13 — XML
  • Reported in House — 2025-09-15 — XML
  • Engrossed in House — 2025-12-09 — XML
  • Referred in Senate — 2025-12-10 — XML

What analysts say

CBO cost estimates

  • H.R. 1276, a bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky — 2025-09-26
    H.R. 1276 would remove deed restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. The National Park Service (NPS) would retain a restriction that w…

    H.R. 1276 would remove deed restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. The National Park Service (NPS) would retain a restriction that would prevent any transfer of ownership to a private entity other than the one specified in the bill. The NPS conveyed the land to the city under the Federal Lands to Parks Program in 2012, and the land is currently used for a recreational youth center.

    Given the current use of that land, CBO does not expect that the federal government would forego any receipts from mineral leases or other activities under the bill. As a result, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1276 would have no budgetary effect.

    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Alaina Rhee. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

    Phillip L. Swagel

    Director, Congressional Budget Office

    Full text from cbo.gov (CBO publications are public domain).

  • H.R. 1276, an act to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky — 2026-04-13
    H.R. 1276 would remove deed restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. The National Park Service (NPS) would retain a restriction that w…

    H.R. 1276 would remove deed restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. The National Park Service (NPS) would retain a restriction that would prevent any transfer of ownership to a private entity other than the one specified in the act. The NPS conveyed the land to the city under the Federal Lands to Parks Program in 2012, and the land is currently used for a recreational youth center.

    Given the current use of that land, CBO does not expect that the federal government would forego any receipts from mineral leases or other activities under the act. As a result, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1276 would have no budgetary effect.

    On September 26, 2025, CBO transmitted an estimate for H.R. 1276, a bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky, as reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2025. The two pieces of legislation are identical, and CBO’s estimates of their budgetary effects are the same.

    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

    Phillip L. Swagel

    Director, Congressional Budget Office

    Full text from cbo.gov (CBO publications are public domain).

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Action History

DateAction
2026-03-04Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-12-10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-12-09Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-12-09Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5073-5074)
2025-12-09DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1276.
2025-12-09Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5073)
2025-12-09On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5073)
2025-12-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-09-15Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-281.
2025-09-15Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 237.
2025-07-23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-07-23Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2025-06-25Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
2025-04-29Subcommittee Hearings Held
2025-04-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2025-02-13Introduced in House
2025-02-13Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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