A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 31, 2012 Held at the desk.
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 26, 2011
- Passed SenateDec 30, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the mission of the Peace Corps and the ideals on which it was founded.
Requires the commemorative work to be established in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act.
Prohibits the use of federal funding to pay any expense to establish the commemorative work.
Makes the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions and the payment of the expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work.
Requires such Foundation, upon the payment of all expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work (including amounts for maintenance and preservation) or upon the expiration of the authority for such work, to deposit any remaining funds into a separate National Park Foundation account.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2011 to Jul 24, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Nov 8, 2011 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Nov 10, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Nov 28, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Nov 30, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Feb 2, 2012 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Mar 15, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 24, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2011Markup Nov 10, 2011Reported Jan 13, 2012 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Oct 19, 2011 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 31, 2012Received in the House.
- Dec 31, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 31, 2012Held at the desk.
- Dec 30, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8552-8556; text as passed Senate: CR S8554)
- Jan 13, 2012Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/17/2011 without amendment. With written report No. 112-127.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
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
- Nov 30, 2011S. 1421, A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commenorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environsCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 10, 2011
Printed hearings 2
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. 112-114 | THE FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL MALL41 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 1, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-224 | NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION63 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Oct 19, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 854 | To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Oct 4, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 30, 2012Engrossed in Senate
- Jan 13, 2012Reported to Senate
- Jul 26, 2011Introduced in Senate
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.
