Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 22, 2008 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.
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 31, 2007
- Passed HouseOct 22, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified land adjacent to the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado or an interest in such land for addition to the Park.
Permits such an acquisition of land to be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
Revises the boundary of the Park to reflect the acquisition of such land.
Requires the Secretary to administer any land or interest in land acquired under this Act as part of the Park.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2007 to Jul 23, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 23, 2007 |
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 Jan 31, 2007Markup Oct 10, 2007Reported Oct 22, 2007 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2007Hearings Jul 19, 2007Discharged Oct 10, 2007 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2008Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.
- Oct 23, 2007Received in the Senate.
- Oct 22, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-396.
- Oct 22, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
- Oct 22, 2007Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 22, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11786-11787)
- Oct 22, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 783.
- Oct 22, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11786-11787)
- Oct 22, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 10, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 10, 2007Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Oct 10, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 19, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 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 H11786, H11787Text printed H11786 | John T. Salazar D-CO, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ | Oct 22, 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 report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 16, 2007H.R. 783, Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 10, 2007</p>
- Oct 16, 2007H.R. 783, Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 10, 2007
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 126 | Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Jun 26, 2007 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National Park, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2008Placed on Calendar Senate
- Oct 22, 2007Reported in House
- Oct 22, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jan 31, 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.
