Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Boundary Expansion and Redesignation Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 25, 2008 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2007
- Passed HouseSep 24, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Boundary Expansion and Redesignation Act of 2008 - Redesignates the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site (located in Brownsville, Texas, and dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the Mexican-American War) as the "Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park."
Amends the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the Park to include certain land.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2008 to Jul 22, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jul 22, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 Dec 18, 2007Markup Jul 16, 2008Reported Jul 29, 2008 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jan 2, 2008Hearings Jun 5, 2008Discharged Jul 16, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Sep 24, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9406)
- Sep 24, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (CR 9/22/2008 H8495)
- Sep 24, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 22, 2008Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 22, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8495-8496)
- Sep 22, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4828.
- Sep 22, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Young (AK) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jul 29, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-791.
- Jul 29, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 509.
- Jul 16, 2008Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Jul 16, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 16, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 5, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jan 2, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Dec 18, 2007Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural 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 H8495, H8496Text printed H8495 | Don Young R-AK, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX | Sep 22, 2008 |
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 report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 22, 2008H.R. 4828, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Boundary Expansion and Redesignation Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 16, 2008</p>
- Jul 22, 2008H.R. 4828, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Boundary Expansion and Redesignation Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 16, 2008
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. 110-599 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS135 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 30, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3011 | Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Boundary Expansion and Redesignation Act of 2008 | Related bill | Sep 16, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the historic site, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Boundary Expansion Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Boundary Expansion and Redesignation Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2008Received in Senate
- Sep 24, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 29, 2008Reported in House
- Dec 18, 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.
