Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011
Latest action · Dec 15, 2011 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 1, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 15, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument in the state of Washington for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements to facilitate access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain for guided tours, including motorized tours, and to maintain the access road to the summit.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 935 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed416–0 | Dec 15, 2011 |
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 | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2011Markup Nov 17, 2011Reported Dec 8, 2011 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Aug 3, 2011Referred Oct 17, 2011Discharged Nov 17, 2011 | |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Oct 17, 2011Hearings Oct 25, 2011Discharged Nov 17, 2011 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 15, 2011 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2011Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8991-8992)
- Dec 15, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 935). (text: CR 12/14/2011 H8949)
- Dec 15, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 15, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 14, 2011Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 14, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8949-8950)
- Dec 14, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2719.
- Dec 14, 2011At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hastings (WA) 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.
- Dec 8, 2011Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-321.
- Dec 8, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219.
- Nov 17, 2011Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
- Nov 17, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 17, 2011Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 17, 2011Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
- Oct 25, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 17, 2011Recalled by full committee.
- Oct 17, 2011Re-referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Oct 17, 2011Re-referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Aug 3, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Aug 1, 2011Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 | Recorded votes H8992enact | — | Dec 15, 2011 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8949, H8950Text printed H8949 | Doc Hastings R-WA, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP | Dec 14, 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
- Dec 22, 2011H.R. 2719, Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5885.
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. 112-74 | H.R. 2027, H.R. 2154, H.R. 2236, H.R. 2714, H.R. 2719, H.R. 3009, AND H.R. 311776 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Oct 25, 2011 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2011Engrossed in House
- Dec 15, 2011Referred in Senate
- Dec 8, 2011Reported in House
- Aug 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.
