To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 2, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior acquire additional acreage to increase the size of the Fort Davis National Historic Site near the town of Fort Davis, Texas, by acquiring certain land from willing sellers.
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 Jun 4, 2008Markup Jul 16, 2008Reported Jul 29, 2008 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 11, 2008Hearings Jul 15, 2008Discharged Jul 16, 2008 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 2, 2008 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 23, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Sep 22, 2008Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 22, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8496-8497)
- Sep 22, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6176.
- Sep 22, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8497)
- Sep 22, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29, 2008Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-797.
- Jul 29, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 515.
- 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 by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 15, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 11, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jun 4, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2008Referred 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 H8496, H8497Text printed H8497 | Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | 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 21, 2008H.R. 6176, A bill to authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 16, 2008</p>
- Jul 21, 2008H.R. 6176, A bill to authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, TexasCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 16, 2008
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3452 | A bill to authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Sep 8, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Referred in Senate
- Sep 22, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 29, 2008Reported in House
- Jun 4, 2008Introduced 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.
