Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison
Latest action · Apr 9, 2008 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-480.
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.
- IntroducedNov 8, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison - Establishes the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in New Jersey as a unit of the National Park System.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 8, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Nov 8, 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 Nov 8, 2007 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 9, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-480.
- Nov 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Nov 8, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
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 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2627 | Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison | Related bill | Jun 16, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 8, 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.
