Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home Study Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 10, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.
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.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Governor of the Virgin Islands, to conduct a special resource study of Estate Grange and other sites and resources associated with Alexander Hamilton's life on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Instructs the Secretary to evaluate the national significance of the sites and resources and the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 2, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Aug 3, 2007Markup Jan 30, 2008Reported Apr 10, 2008 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Sep 27, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 110-305.
- Apr 10, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.
- Jan 30, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Sep 27, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-266.
- Aug 2, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Aug 2, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10809-10810)
- Aug 2, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10810 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT | Aug 2, 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
- Feb 5, 2008S. 1969, Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home Study Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 2008</p>
- Feb 5, 2008S. 1969, Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home Study Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 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. 110-266 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION106 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Sep 27, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating Estate Grange and other sites related to Alexander Hamilton's life on the island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home Study Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home Study Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Reported to Senate
- Aug 2, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
