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HR 10128

To codify Secretary's Order 3434 of the Department of the Interior.

119th Congress Introduced by Tom McClintock

The bill would codify Secretary of the Interior Order 3434 into statutory law within the Interior Department.

Introduced in House
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Bill Summary · HR 10128

Overview

HR 10128, introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources, seeks to codify Secretary of the Interior Order 3434. Co-sponsored by Rep. Tom McClintock. The bill’s central aim is to formalize, in statute, a department-issued directive issued by the Secretary, thereby elevating its status from an administrative order to codified law within the Interior Department’s framework. The exact substantive effects depend on the content of Secretary Order 3434, which the bill proposes to enshrine into statutory text.

Purpose and intent

  • Codification: The primary purpose is to convert Secretary of the Interior Order 3434 into statutory law, providing a more robust, enduring mandate that is less vulnerable to unilateral administrative changes.
  • Policy continuity: By embedding the Secretary’s order into statute, the bill aims to ensure continued and predictable application of the policy across periods of administrative turnover or shifts in leadership.
  • Administrative clarity: Statutory codification can clarify authority, responsibilities, and compliance expectations for Interior Department components and for affected stakeholders.

Key provisions and changes

  • Codification of Order 3434: The bill would reproduce the directives, requirements, or policies contained in Secretary Order 3434 within statute, thereby establishing them as statutory obligations.
  • Scope of application: The bill would specify that the provisions apply within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and applicable programs and offices implementing Order 3434.
  • Enforcement and compliance: As codified law, the order’s requirements would be enforceable through existing statutory mechanisms and the Interior Department’s compliance processes.
  • Interaction with existing law: The bill would delineate how codified provisions interact with preexisting statutes, regulations, and department orders, including any necessary conforming amendments or repeals.

Who is affected

  • Department of the Interior: Agencies, bureaus, and offices implementing the order would be directly affected, with obligations codified into law.
  • Interior stakeholders: Individuals, businesses, tribes, and organizations interacting with Interior programs governed by the order would face the codified requirements as a statutory standard.
  • Compliance and oversight: Interior inspectors general, auditing bodies, and Congress may monitor and enforce the codified provisions more directly as part of statutory duties.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduction and referral: The bill was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 20, 2026.
  • Legislative path: As a bill, it would proceed through committee consideration (markups, hearings), potential amendments, and floor votes in the House, with a companion process in the Senate as applicable, before any potential enactment and signature by the President.
  • Effective date: The bill would specify an effective date for the codified provisions, either upon enactment or a later date as determined in the text, and may include transitional rules for ongoing programs.

Notes

  • The summary reflects the bill’s stated objective to codify an existing Interior Department order. The precise legal effects, definitions, and territorial or programmatic scope would be determined by the text of Secretary Order 3434 and the language Congress adopts in HR 10128.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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