America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act
Latest action · Jun 16, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 822.
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.
- IntroducedOct 30, 2007
- Passed HouseDec 4, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, Missouri, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding the birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or designating the site as a separate unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site by the National Park Service (NPS), other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the birthplace site.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to conduct a special resource study of the sites and resources at Matewan, West Virginia, associated with the Battle of Matewan (the Matewan Massacre) of May 19, 1920, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic areas of Matewan as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the historic areas by the NPS, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the historic areas.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to conduct a special resource study along the Ox-Bow Route of the Butterfield Overland Trail in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to evaluate: (1) a range of alternatives for protecting and interpreting the resources of the route, including alternatives for potential addition of the Trail to the National Trails System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the route by the NPS, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the route.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1123 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed326–79 | Dec 4, 2007 |
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 Oct 30, 2007Markup Nov 7, 2007Reported Dec 4, 2007 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 5, 2007Markup May 7, 2008Reported Jun 16, 2008 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 9, 2008 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-390.
- Jun 16, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 822.
- May 7, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 9, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Dec 5, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 4, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-462.
- Dec 4, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 286.
- Dec 4, 2007Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 4, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14091-14095)
- Dec 4, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3998.
- Dec 4, 2007At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Dec 4, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H14128-14129)
- Dec 4, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 326 - 79 (Roll no. 1123). (text: CR H14091-14092)
- Dec 4, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 7, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 7, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 30, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 30, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2520 | Adam B. Schiff D-CA | Dec 6, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H14091–H14095Text printed H14091Recorded votes H14128enact | Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA, Ike Skelton D-MO, John Boozman R-AR, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Rob Bishop R-UT | Dec 4, 2007 |
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 16, 2008H.R. 3998, America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 7, 2008</p>
- May 16, 2008H.R. 3998, America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 7, 2008
- Nov 20, 2007H.R. 3998, America's Historical and Natural Resources Legacy Study Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 7, 2007</p>
- Nov 20, 2007H.R. 3998, America's Historical and Natural Resources Legacy Study ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 7, 2007
Printed hearings 1
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. 110-480 | CURRENT NATIONAL PARKS BILLS83 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 9, 2008 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1266 | Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act | Related bill | Jul 19, 2007 |
| HR 3265 | Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act | Related bill | Oct 30, 2007 |
| HR 3821 | Battle of Matewan Study Act | Related bill | Oct 30, 2007 |
Titles 24
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the resources associated with such lands and structures.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act
- Stranahan House, Trading Post and Campsite Study Act
- Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act
- Fort San Geronimo Study Act
- Mississippi River Study Act
- Battle of Camden Study Act
- Battle of Matewan Study Act
- Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Study Act
- Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act
- Wolf House Study Act
- Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Battle of Matewan Study Act
- Fort San Geronimo Study Act
- Mississippi River Study Act
- Wolf House Study Act
- Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act
- Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act
- Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Study Act
- Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act
- Battle of Camden Study Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- American Revolution
- Animals
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Coal
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Emergency Management
- Energy
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Fire prevention
- Fishing
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Historic sites
- History
- Hunting
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Labor and Employment
- Labor disputes
- Legislation
- Maryland
- Miners
- Mississippi River
- Missouri
- Mountains
- National parks
- National recreation areas
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- Sports and Recreation
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Trails
- Truman Administration
- Virginia
- Water Resources Development
- West (U.S.)
- West Virginia
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2008Reported to Senate
- Dec 5, 2007Referred in Senate
- Dec 4, 2007Reported in House
- Dec 4, 2007Engrossed in House
- Oct 30, 2007Introduced 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.
