HR 1677 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013

Introduced Apr 23, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Jim Costa D-CA

Latest action · May 1, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

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.

IntroducedApr 23, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the approximately 1,575 acres of identified land that is adjacent to Yosemite National Park in California for addition to the Park.

Permits an acquisition of such land to be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange and revises the boundary of the Park to reflect the acquisition.

Requires the Secretary to administer any acquired land as part of the Park.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 23, 2013 to May 2, 2014; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Apr 23, 2013
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal	Original	Apr 23, 2013
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Apr 23, 2013
D-CA	Jared Huffman	Original	Apr 23, 2013
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Apr 23, 2013
D-PA	Matt Cartwright	Original	Apr 23, 2013
D-CA	Michael M. Honda	Original	Apr 23, 2013
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas	Original	Apr 23, 2013
D-CA	Jerry McNerney		Jun 10, 2013
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva		Jun 10, 2013
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren		Jun 10, 2013
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano		Jul 19, 2013
D-MN	Keith Ellison		Aug 1, 2013
D-WI	Mark Pocan		Aug 1, 2013
D-CA	Mark Takano		Aug 1, 2013
D-CA	Scott H. Peters		Oct 4, 2013
D-NC	David E. Price		May 2, 2014
D-CA	Janice Hahn		May 2, 2014
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler		May 2, 2014
D-NY	Paul Tonko		May 2, 2014
D-WI	Ron Kind		May 2, 2014
D-IL	William L. Enyart		May 2, 2014

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 Apr 23, 2013
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred May 1, 2013

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 1, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Apr 23, 2013Introduced in House
Apr 23, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2168)
Apr 23, 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
House	Debate and remarks H4223	Jim Costa D-CA	Jul 9, 2013
House	Debate and remarks H2168	Jim Costa D-CA	Apr 23, 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.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H5347-H5349] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: H.J. Res. 57. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois. H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 182: Mr. Sires. H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock. H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz. H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman. H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider. H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas. H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman. H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson. H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio. H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 574: Mr. Clay. H.R. 578: Mr. Womack. H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta. H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal. H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia. H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden. H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin. H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California. H.R. 755: Ms. Esty. H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy. H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman. H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego. H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry. H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California. H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole. H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus. H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta. H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Massie. H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano. H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry. H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass. H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers. H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas. H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce. H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps. H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay. H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach. H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio. H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine. H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman. H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5348.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 781	Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013	Identical bill	Jul 31, 2013
HR 5397	Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act	Related bill	Aug 19, 2014

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To modify the boundary of Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

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Apr 23, 2013Introduced in House

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