Bill Details
S.638 - 119th Congress
Status
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2025-10-27 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.
Introduced Date
2025-02-19
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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This bill makes a small but important change to how certain property values are figured under an older law. Instead of using just the “fair appraised value,” it would require the highest fair appraised value, including past historical appraised values, as decided by the Secretary of Agriculture. In simple terms, the bill is meant to make sure the value used is not too low and can reflect both current and historical information when the government is appraising property under this law.
- It amends section 5 of the 1948 law known as the Thye-Blatnik Act.
- The change directs the Secretary of Agriculture to consider historical fair appraised values when determining the value of the property.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 638 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 208
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 638
To amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 19, 2025
Ms. Smith (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
October 27, 2025
Reported by Mr. Boozman, without amendment
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A BILL
To amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPRAISALS.
Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 (commonly known as the
``Thye-Blatnik Act'') (62 Stat. 570, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 577g), is
amended by striking ``of the fair appraised value of such'' and
inserting ``of the highest fair appraised value, including historical
fair appraised values, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture in
accordance with this section, of such''.
Calendar No. 208
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 638
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A BILL
To amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
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October 27, 2025
Reported without amendment