S. 4457 · 118th Congress

Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act

Introduced on Jun 4, 2024 by Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). Latest action (Nov 21, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jun 4, 2024
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Economic development
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Employment and training programs
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Geography and mapping
  • Government information and archives
  • Infrastructure development
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Land transfers
  • Land use and conservation
  • Low- and moderate-income housing
  • Nevada
  • Outdoor recreation
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Pipelines
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Roads and highways
  • Sports and recreation facilities
  • Water use and supply
  • Watersheds
  • Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Catherine Cortez MastoD-NVSponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 4, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 4, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Jun 12, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-394.
  4. Nov 19, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  5. Nov 21, 2024Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Nov 21, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  7. Nov 21, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Las Vegas Valley Water District7 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICTAI match · 100%
  2. Southern Nevada Water Authority7 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  3. BOYD GAMING CORPORATION4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  4. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  5. Clark County Department of Aviation, Harry Reid International Airport3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  6. Clark County Water Reclamation District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  7. Clark County, NV (Office of the County Manager)3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  8. NV ENERGY3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  9. State of Nevada3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  10. National Parks Conservation Association1 report
    $193.6K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.