HR 5699 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act

Introduced Nov 13, 2014 Originated House Sponsor George Miller D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 13, 2014
  2. Passed HouseDec 11, 2014
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 callQuestionResultDate
House 564On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed361–39Dec 11, 2014

Yea 361

Nay 39

Not voting 34

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Nov 13, 2014Markup Nov 19, 2014Reported Dec 9, 2014

Actions 14

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 12, 2014Received in the Senate.
  2. Dec 11, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9290-9291)
  3. 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)
  4. Dec 11, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Dec 9, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-652.
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseRecorded votes H9291enact—Dec 11, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H8880, H8881Text printed H8880Doc Hastings R-WA, George Miller D-CADec 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

  1. 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.

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.

  1. Dec 12, 2014Received in Senate
  2. Dec 11, 2014Engrossed in House
  3. Dec 9, 2014Reported in House
  4. Nov 13, 2014Introduced in House

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