John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
Latest action · Dec 12, 2014 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2014
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on December 9, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act - Authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire by donation approximately 44 acres of land to include in the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 564 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed361–39 | Dec 11, 2014 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Nov 13, 2014Markup Nov 19, 2014Reported Dec 9, 2014 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2014Received in the Senate.
- Dec 11, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9290-9291)
- Dec 11, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 361 - 39 (Roll no. 564). (text: CR 12/09/2014 H8880)
- Dec 11, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-652.
- Dec 9, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 490.
- 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 H8880-8881)
- Dec 9, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5699.
- Dec 9, 2014At 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.
- Nov 19, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 19, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 13, 2014Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 2014Referred 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 | Recorded votes H9291enact | — | Dec 11, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8880, H8881Text printed H8880 | Doc Hastings R-WA, George Miller D-CA | 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 5, 2014H.R. 5699, John Muir National Historic Site Expansion ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 19, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7979.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
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 12, 2014Received in Senate
- Dec 11, 2014Engrossed in House
- Dec 9, 2014Reported in House
- Nov 13, 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.
