To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 9, 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-143.
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.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2011
- Passed SenateMar 29, 2012
- To the PresidentJun 29, 2012
- Became lawJul 9, 2012Public Law 112-143
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on March 29, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to revise certain specifications for the authorized transfer by the District Council, on behalf of the United States, to the District Redevelopment Land Agency of all federal right, title, and interest in the Southwest Waterfront Project Site. Authorizes such transfer by one or more quitclaim deeds.
Authorizes the Agency to lease or sell the Site to a redevelopment company or other lessee or purchaser.
Repeals the U.S. reversionary interest in such property.
Amends the Code with respect to the municipal fish wharf and market in Southwest D.C. to remove its exclusive character as a fish wharf and market and make it simply a market. Repeals its designation as the sole wharf for the landing of fish and oysters for sale in the District of Columbia.
Declares that nothing in this Act or any amendment made by it authorizes the removal, destruction, or obstruction of the Maine Lobsterman Memorial located near Maine Avenue in the District as of the enactment of this Act. Authorizes removal of the Memorial, however, from this location to another one on the Southwest waterfront of Maine Avenue if at the second location there would be a clear, unimpeded pedestrian pathway, and line of sight from the Memorial to the water.
Deauthorizes a specified portion of the project for navigation of the Corps of Engineers at Potomac River, Washington Channel, District of Columbia.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2011Markup Nov 3, 2011 |
| Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee | Referred Jun 30, 2011Discharged Nov 3, 2011 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2011Markup Dec 14, 2011Reported Mar 29, 2012 |
Actions 26
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2012Signed by President.
- Jul 9, 2012Became Public Law No: 112-143.
- Jun 29, 2012Presented to President.
- Jun 26, 2012Mr. Farenthold moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H4001-4003)
- Jun 26, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2297.
- Jun 26, 2012Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H4001-4002)
- Jun 26, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 30, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 29, 2012Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 112-154.
- Mar 29, 2012Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
- Mar 29, 2012Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2275)
- Mar 29, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2275)
- Dec 14, 2011Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Dec 7, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Dec 6, 2011Mr. Gowdy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 6, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8160-8161)
- Dec 6, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2297.
- Dec 6, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8160)
- Dec 6, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 3, 2011Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives Discharged.
- Nov 3, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 3, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
- Jun 30, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives .
- Jun 22, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1165)
- Jun 22, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 H4001–H4003Amendments H4001 | Blake Farenthold R-TX, Darrell Issa R-CA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Wm. Lacy Clay D-MO | Jun 26, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2275Text printed S2275Amendments S2272, S2275 | Harry Reid D-NV, Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT (amendment) | Mar 29, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8160, H8161Text printed H8160 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Trey Gowdy R-SC | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1165 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Jun 22, 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 estimates 2
- Dec 22, 2011H.R. 2297, An act to promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on December 14, 2011
- Nov 30, 2011H.R. 2297, A bill to promote the development of the Southwest Waterfront in the District of Columbia....Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 3, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4458.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41698 | H.R. 1 Full-Year FY2011 Continuing Resolution: Overview of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Provisions Archived | Report | Aug 29, 2011 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1998 | To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation of the Corps of Engineers at Potomac River, Washington Channel, District of Columbia. | Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT | Amendment SA 1998 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 29, 2012Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Mar 29, 2012Reported to Senate
- Dec 7, 2011Referred in Senate
- Dec 6, 2011Engrossed in House
- Jun 22, 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.
