American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013
Latest action · May 22, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2013
- Passed HouseApr 9, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize through FY2018 and expand the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program to: (1) include the preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites in the United States; and (2) permit the acquisition not only of an interest in an eligible site, but also an eligible site.
Requires acquisitions of lands or interests under the Act to be from willing sellers only.
Requires the Program to submit to Congress a report on activities carried out under this Act.
Prohibits any of the funds provided pursuant to this Act from being used to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 91 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed283–122 | Apr 9, 2013 |
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2013 to Apr 9, 2013; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Mar 7, 2013 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 20, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Mar 20, 2013 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 9, 2013 |
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 Mar 7, 2013Markup Mar 20, 2013Reported Apr 9, 2013 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2013Discharged Mar 20, 2013 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2013Markup Nov 21, 2013Reported May 22, 2014 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 31, 2013 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment. With written report No. 113-172.
- May 22, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.
- Nov 21, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Jul 31, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-93.
- Apr 10, 2013Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Apr 9, 2013Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-29.
- Apr 9, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17.
- Apr 9, 2013Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 9, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1843-1844)
- Apr 9, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1033.
- Apr 9, 2013At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 9, 2013Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1846)
- Apr 9, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 283 - 122 (Roll no. 91). (text: CR H1843)
- Apr 9, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 20, 2013Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Mar 20, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 20, 2013Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Mar 7, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2013Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5662, S5663 | Cory A. Booker D-NJ, Tom Coburn R-OK | Sep 17, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1843, H1844Text printed H1843Recorded votes H1846acquire and protect | Robert J. Wittman R-VA, Rush Holt D-NJ | Apr 9, 2013 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jan 15, 2014H.R. 1033, American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 21, 2013
- Mar 27, 2013H.R. 1033, American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 20, 2013
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1328.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-93 | MISCELLANEOUS PARKS BILLS79 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 31, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 916 | American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Jul 31, 2013 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed House
- American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2014Reported to Senate
- Apr 10, 2013Referred in Senate
- Apr 9, 2013Reported in House
- Apr 9, 2013Engrossed in House
- Mar 7, 2013Introduced 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.
