HR 1728 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005

Introduced Apr 20, 2005 Originated House Became Public Law 109-319 Sponsor Russ Carnahan D-MO

Latest action · Oct 11, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-319.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 20, 2005
Passed HouseFeb 28, 2006
Passed SenateSep 29, 2006
To the PresidentOct 2, 2006
Became lawOct 11, 2006Public Law 109-319

Summary

Version

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 28, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of designating an area comprising Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, which includes the Bequette-Ribault, St. Gemme-Amoureaux, and Wilhauk homes and the related and supporting historical assets located in the County, as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the study to include the potential impact that designation of such Area as a national heritage area is likely to have on land within the proposed area or bordering the proposed area that is privately owned at the time that such study is conducted.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 20, 2005.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MO	Jo Ann Emerson	Original	Apr 20, 2005

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Apr 20, 2005Markup Nov 16, 2005Reported Dec 13, 2005
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Apr 26, 2005Discharged Nov 16, 2005
Senate	Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Referred Mar 1, 2006Markup Mar 8, 2006Reported Apr 20, 2006

Actions 24

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 11, 2006Signed by President.
Oct 11, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-319.
Oct 2, 2006Presented to President.
Sep 29, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10537)
Sep 29, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H397Text printed H397	Nick J. Rahall II D-WV, Rick Renzi R-AZ, Russ Carnahan D-MO	Feb 28, 2006

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee reports

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4

Mar 10, 2006H.R. 1728, Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8, 2006</p>
Mar 10, 2006H.R. 1728, Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8, 2006
Nov 22, 2005H.R. 1728, French Colonial Heritage National Historic Site Study Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on November 16, 2005</p>
Nov 22, 2005H.R. 1728, French Colonial Heritage National Historic Site Study Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on November 16, 2005

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
IF12683	Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: An Overview	Resource	Aug 7, 2025
RL32730	Cuba: Issues for the 109th Congress Archived	Report	Dec 19, 2006

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 323	French Colonial Heritage National Historic Site Study Act of 2005	Identical bill	Mar 15, 2005

Titles 7

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in the State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating portions of Ste. Genevieve County in the State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: French Colonial Heritage National Historic Site Study Act of 2005
Short Titles as Reported to House: French Colonial Heritage National Historic Site Study Act of 2005
Short Titles as Reported to Senate: Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005
Short Titles as Passed House: Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005
Short Titles as Enacted: Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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