To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 19, 2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 313.
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.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the inclusion of the land and interests commonly known as Gettysburg Train Station and its immediate surroundings in the Borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the land and interests located along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania, in Gettysburg National Military Park if the owner of the property has provided written consent for its inclusion.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire publicly or privately owned property within the area of the Train Station by purchase, from willing sellers only, if efforts to acquire such property without cost have been exhausted. Prohibits the acquisition of property within the areas of the Train Station and along Plum Run by eminent domain.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2011 to Mar 29, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 14, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 29, 2012 |
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 Apr 1, 2011Markup Feb 29, 2012Reported Apr 19, 2012 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 7, 2011Hearings Oct 4, 2011Discharged Feb 29, 2012 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2012Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-449.
- Apr 19, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 313.
- Feb 29, 2012Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
- Feb 29, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 29, 2012Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 4, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 7, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Apr 1, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2011Referred to the House Committee on 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 15, 2012H.R. 1335, a bill to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 29, 2012
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2268.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-99 | LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AT THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU103 pages | Financial Services Committee | Feb 8, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1897 | Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jun 27, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.
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 19, 2012Reported in House
- Apr 1, 2011Introduced 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.
