Long Island Aviation History Act
Latest action · Jul 31, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Long Island Aviation History Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Long Island, with a particular focus on the Hempstead Plains, the areas surrounding Suffolk County Air Force Base, the hamlet of Bethpage, the hamlet of Port Washington, and the village of Farmingdale.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 25, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Jul 25, 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 Jul 25, 2012 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 31, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jul 25, 2012Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2012Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5292.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating Long Island's aviation history, including a determination of the suitability and feasibility of designating parts of the study area as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Long Island Aviation History Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2012Introduced 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.
