To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 10, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 11, 2014
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Chief Standing Bear Trail extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, which follows the route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people during federal Indian removal, and approximately 550 miles from Ponca City through Omaha to Niobrara, Nebraska, which follows the return route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 25, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jul 25, 2014 |
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 Jul 11, 2014Markup Nov 19, 2014Reported Dec 9, 2014 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2014Hearings Jul 29, 2014Discharged Nov 19, 2014 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2014 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 9, 2014Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-651.
- Dec 9, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 489.
- Dec 9, 2014Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 9, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8881-8882)
- Dec 9, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5086.
- Dec 9, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8881)
- Dec 9, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 19, 2014Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Nov 19, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 19, 2014Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 29, 2014Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 21, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Jul 11, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 11, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8881, H8882Text printed H8881 | Doc Hastings R-WA, Jeff Fortenberry R-NE, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR | Dec 9, 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
- Dec 4, 2014H.R. 5086, a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 19, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6136.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-84 | H.R. 445, H.R. 1785, H.R. 4119, H.R. 4901, H.R. 4979, H.R. 5086, S.311, S. 476, AND S. 609101 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jul 29, 2014 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2745 | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jul 31, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2014Referred in Senate
- Dec 9, 2014Engrossed in House
- Dec 9, 2014Reported in House
- Jul 11, 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.
