To designate a segment of Interstate Route 35 in the State of Minnesota as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway".
Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-261.
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.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2014
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2014
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2014
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014Public Law 113-261
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 12, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the segment of Interstate Route 35 between milepost 133 at Forest Lake, Minnesota, and milepost 259 at Duluth, Minnesota, as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway."
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 20, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 20, 2014 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Jun 20, 2014 |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Original | Jun 20, 2014 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Jun 20, 2014 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jun 20, 2014 |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Original | Jun 20, 2014 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Jun 20, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2014Markup Sep 17, 2014Reported Nov 12, 2014 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 23, 2014Discharged Sep 17, 2014 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2014Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-261.
- Dec 12, 2014Presented to President.
- Dec 11, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 10, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6580)
- Dec 9, 2014Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Dec 8, 2014Mr. Petri moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 8, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8845-8847)
- Dec 8, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4926.
- Dec 8, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8844-8845)
- Dec 8, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 8, 2014The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 12, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-610.
- Nov 12, 2014Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 143.
- Sep 17, 2014Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
- Sep 17, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 17, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 23, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 20, 2014Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1770, E1781, S6580 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Keith Ellison D-MN, Michael F. Bennet D-CO | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1757 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX | Dec 9, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8845–H8847Text printed H8846 | Collin C. Peterson D-MN, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Richard M. Nolan D-MN, Thomas E. Petri R-WI | Dec 8, 2014 |
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
- Sep 19, 2014H.R. 4926, a bill to designate the “James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway” and the “James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway” in the State of MinnesotaAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 17, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5598.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2522 | A bill to designate the James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway and the James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway in the State of Minnesota. | Identical bill | Jun 24, 2014 |
| S 2985 | A bill to designate a segment of Interstate Route 35 in the State of Minnesota as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway". | Related bill | Dec 4, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway" and the "James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway" in the State of Minnesota.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To designate a segment of Interstate Route 35 in the State of Minnesota as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 9, 2014Received in Senate
- Dec 8, 2014Engrossed in House
- Nov 12, 2014Reported in House
- Jun 20, 2014Introduced 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.
