National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 17, 2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.
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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 with respect to submission of site and design proposals by the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (sponsor) for the National Liberty Memorial to honor the slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution.
The site and design approval process is revised to make the Department of Agriculture, rather than the Department of the Interior or the General Services Administration, responsible for consideration of these site and design proposals and their submission, on behalf of the sponsor, to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 496 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed402–0 | Sep 16, 2015 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 22, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Apr 22, 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 Apr 22, 2015Markup Jul 9, 2015Reported Sep 8, 2015 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2015Discharged Jul 9, 2015 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2015 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Mar 17, 2016 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- 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.
- Sep 16, 2015Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 16, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5998-6000)
- Sep 16, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1949.
- Sep 16, 2015At 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.
- Sep 16, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6004-6005)
- Sep 16, 2015Passed/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): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 496). (text: CR H5998)
- Sep 16, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 8, 2015Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-252.
- Sep 8, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
- Jul 9, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 9, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 9, 2015Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- Jul 8, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 19, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Apr 22, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2015Referred 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 H5998–H6000Text printed H5998Recorded votes H6004enact | Debbie Dingell D-MI, G. K. Butterfield D-NC, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, 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 report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 29, 2015H.R. 1949, National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 9, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 59, April 22, 2015, page H2418.
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 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43744 | Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works | Report | Nov 10, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2012 | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the consideration and submission of site and design proposals for the National Liberty Memorial approved for establishment in the District of Columbia.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2015Referred in Senate
- Sep 16, 2015Engrossed in House
- Sep 8, 2015Reported in House
- Apr 22, 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.
