Bill clears title to land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
S. 5374 — A bill to facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes. · Filed by James Risch (R-ID) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 7, 2026 · Hearing held
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of the Interior to say the U.S. government does not own about 15.12 acres of land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The land was platted under a federal law from 1976 that no longer exists. This clears the government's claim on the land.
Who it affects
The current owner of the land will be able to sell or transfer it. Local development or property deals may become possible.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say who owns the land now. The bill does not mention environmental review or talks with the Kootenai Indian Reservation. The land is near the reservation.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Aug 7, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 7, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- platted — marked out and recorded on an official map as a piece of land
- Secretary of the Interior — the federal official who manages public lands and natural resources
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,578 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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