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In a hopeful sign for the Northern Nevada lands bills awaiting a vote in the Senate, Congressman Mark Amodei's (NV-2) Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe – Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act last night passed the Senate and is now headed to the President for signature.

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today voted against an amendment to authorize training and equipping "appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition." He released the following statement:

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy today announced that a historic package of Northern Nevada lands bills – six introduced by Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-2) and one by Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-4) – is scheduled for final passage in the House as a bipartisan suspension bill on Monday, September 15.

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today released the following statement on the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced he will hold a veterans' town hall meeting in Lovelock on Wednesday, August 13, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, at the Pershing County Community Center, 820 6th Street.

Following his vote in favor of the supplemental funding bill for Southwest border security, Congressman Mark Amodei released the following statement:

A historic package of Northern Nevada lands bills – six introduced by Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-2) and one by Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-4) -- today passed the House Natural Resources Committee by unanimous consent. The bipartisan support clears the way for the legislation to be brought to the House floor in September as a non-controversial suspension bill.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Mark Amodei's (NV-2) H.R. 3716, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe – Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act, by a bipartisan voice vote. The bill would ratify an agreement between the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Fish Springs Ranch to resolve a dispute over water rights near Reno.