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Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture, if requested in writing by the city of Old Town, Maine, to release, convey, and quitclaim to the city, without monetary consideration, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to lands that: (1) were conveyed by the federal government to the city under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act by the deed dated June 5, 1941, and (2) are proposed for conveyance by the city for the purpose of economic development.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1177 as public Law on Mar 26, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House May 17, 2017
Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
418 Yea 1 Nay 11 not voting
Crossed both parties 1 of 419 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
430 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.