To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 20, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-419.
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.
- IntroducedJan 26, 2005
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2005
- Passed SenateDec 7, 2006
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2006
- Became lawDec 20, 2006Public Law 109-419
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 16, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in Concord, Massachusetts, as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Minute Man National Historical Park.
Includes in such study analysis of: (1) the Farm's Revolutionary War significance; and (2) public enjoyment of the site as part of the Park.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jan 26, 2005Markup May 18, 2005Reported Jun 16, 2005 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 10, 2005Discharged May 18, 2005 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 21, 2005Markup May 24, 2006Reported Jul 31, 2006 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 6, 2006 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2006Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-419.
- Dec 11, 2006Presented to President.
- Dec 7, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11537-11543)
- Dec 7, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 31, 2006Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici without amendment. With written report No. 109-311.
- Jul 31, 2006Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554.
- May 24, 2006Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 6, 2006Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Sep 21, 2005Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 20, 2005Mr. Renzi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 20, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8118-8119)
- Sep 20, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 394.
- Sep 20, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8118)
- Sep 20, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 16, 2005Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-135.
- Jun 16, 2005Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 77.
- May 18, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 18, 2005Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 18, 2005Subcommittee on National Parks Discharged.
- Feb 10, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
- Jan 26, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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 H8118, H8119Text printed H8118 | Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Martin T. Meehan D-MA, Rick Renzi R-AZ | Sep 20, 2005 |
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
- May 31, 2006H.R. 394, An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006</p>
- May 31, 2006H.R. 394, An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in theCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006
- May 24, 2005H.R. 394, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Col James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...inclusion...Nat'l Park Sys as part of the Minute Man Nat'l His<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005</p>
- May 24, 2005H.R. 394, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Col James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...inclusion...Nat'l Park Sys as part of the Minute Man Nat'l HisCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-447 | DESIGNATE AS WILDERNESS LANDS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; JAPANESE AMERICANS CONFINEMENT SITES; CONVEY LAND TO LEWIS AND CLARK VISITOR CENTER; INCLUDING COL. BARRETT FARM IN THE NPS; DESIGNATE THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART; AND GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK LAND ADDITION42 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 6, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-72 | TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE TO CLARIFY THE TREATMENT OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE LIMITATION ON STATE TAXATION OF RETIREMENT INCOME33 pages | Judiciary Committee | Dec 13, 2005 |
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2034 | Colonel James Barrett Farm Study Act of 2005 | Related bill | Apr 6, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 31, 2006Reported to Senate
- Sep 21, 2005Referred in Senate
- Sep 20, 2005Engrossed in House
- Jun 16, 2005Reported in House
- Jan 26, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.