Nevada law lets North Las Vegas buy U.S. land without bidding.

What it does

This bill changes a 1989 Nevada law about the Apex Project near Las Vegas. It lets the City of North Las Vegas buy U.S. land. It lets the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association buy U.S. land too. It lets them sell rocks and metals without open bidding. Environmental checks become optional instead of required for some transfers.

Who it affects

North Las Vegas residents may get more local building and land. But the public loses money because U.S. rocks and metals are sold without open bidding. Environmental checks become optional, so less public watch happens.

One thing to notice

Rocks and metals no longer need open bidding. A private group gets the same power as a city to buy U.S. land.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• Jan 22, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jan 22, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
• Feb 12, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Feb 12, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent”
• May 13, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1980-1981)”
• May 13, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
• Jun 18, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3459)”
• Jul 3, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
• Jul 15, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-24”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 2 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $60,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 4 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

Steven Horsford, who sponsored the bill, received $1,770,234 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group — $60,000 in 2 reports

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• open bidding — A process where multiple buyers make offers and the highest price wins.
• rocks and metals — Resources like coal or metals found under the ground.
• U.S. land — Land owned by the United States, not by states or private people.
• Apex Project — A U.S. land transfer and building area near Las Vegas started in 1989.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.