John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
Latest action · Aug 30, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 584.
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.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2015
- 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 July 21, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
The Department of the Interior may acquire by donation approximately 44 acres of land to include in the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California.
The acquired land shall be administered as part of such site.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2015 to Jun 9, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 1, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 1, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | May 1, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 18, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | May 18, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | May 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | May 20, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 20, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 9, 2015 |
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 Mar 4, 2015Markup Jun 11, 2015Reported Jul 21, 2015 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2015Discharged Jun 11, 2015 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2015Markup Jul 13, 2016Reported Aug 30, 2016 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Mar 17, 2016 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 30, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/14/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-312.
- Aug 30, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 584.
- Jul 13, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 17, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.
- Sep 17, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1305 | Mark DeSaulnier D-CA | Sep 17, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5996, H5997Text printed H5996 | Debbie Dingell D-MI, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA, Tom McClintock R-CA | Sep 16, 2015 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 9, 2016H.R. 1289, John Muir National Historic Site Expansion ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on July 13, 2016
- Jun 23, 2015H.R. 1289, John Muir National Historic Site Expansion ActAs ordered reported by the House Natural Resources Committee on June 11, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 37, March 4, 2015, page H1616.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-496 | PENDING LEGISLATION160 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 17, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 651 | John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act | Related bill | Mar 17, 2016 |
| S 2012 | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2016 |
Titles 5
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 Reported to Senate
- 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 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 30, 2016Reported to Senate
- Sep 17, 2015Referred in Senate
- Sep 16, 2015Engrossed in House
- Jul 21, 2015Reported in House
- Mar 4, 2015Introduced 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.
