H.R. 655 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Dec 9, 2025. Received Dec 10, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTransfers forest land to The Dalles, Oregon
This bill would allow the City of The Dalles, Oregon, to receive approximately 150 acres of National Forest System land from Mount Hood National Forest. The Forest Service would transfer the land to the city for free if the city requests it within a year of the bill becoming law. The city would have to pay for the survey and other costs involved in completing the transfer.
How it affects you
This affects the City of The Dalles and its residents directly, giving the city ownership of federal forest land it can use for local purposes. Most other Americans would not experience a direct change from this land transfer.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 23, 2025)
The Dalles Watershed Development Act
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 655
AN ACT
Dalles Watershed Development Act
Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2) · Introduced Jan 23, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 15, 2026: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.”