To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park System", as positive law.
Latest action · Aug 2, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2011
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 31, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Enacts title 54 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled "National Park Service and Related Programs."
Makes conforming changes to existing law and repeals specified provisions of specified laws.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 23, 2011 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 23, 2011Markup Jul 10, 2012Reported Jul 31, 2012 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2012 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Aug 1, 2012Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5619)
- Aug 1, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2012 H5452-5504)
- Aug 1, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 31, 2012Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-631.
- Jul 31, 2012Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 154.
- Jul 31, 2012Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 31, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5452-5504)
- Jul 31, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1950.
- Jul 31, 2012At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Scott (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jul 10, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 10, 2012Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 23, 2011Introduced in House
- May 23, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 H5619 | — | Aug 1, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5452–H5504Text printed H5452–H5504 | Lamar Smith R-TX, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1009 | Lamar Smith R-TX | Jun 1, 2011 |
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
- Jul 27, 2012H.R. 1950, a bill to enact title 54, United States Code, “National Park System,” as positive lawAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 10, 2012
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3343.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park System", as positive law.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Referred in Senate
- Aug 1, 2012Engrossed in House
- Jul 31, 2012Reported in House
- May 23, 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.
