Fort Ontario Study Act
Latest action · Sep 7, 2016 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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 6, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fort Ontario Study Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior, subject to appropriations, to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York, which was used as a military installation during the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812.
Interior shall: (1) evaluate the site's national significance, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2015 to Jul 14, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Dec 9, 2015 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jul 14, 2016 |
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 Dec 9, 2015Markup Jun 15, 2016Reported Jul 14, 2016 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Dec 11, 2015Hearings May 24, 2016Discharged Jun 14, 2016 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 7, 2016 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 6, 2016Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 6, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5065-5067)
- Sep 6, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4202.
- Sep 6, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5065-5066)
- Sep 6, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 14, 2016Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-688.
- Jul 14, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
- Jun 15, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 15, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 14, 2016Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- Jun 14, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 24, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Dec 11, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Dec 9, 2015Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 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 H5065–H5067Text printed H5065 | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Glenn Thompson R-PA, John Katko R-NY | Sep 6, 2016 |
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
- Jun 30, 2016H.R. 4202, Fort Ontario Study ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 178, December 9, 2015, page H9206.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 46 | Fort Ontario Study Act | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 9, 2018 |
| S 2622 | Fort Ontario Study Act | Related bill | Mar 3, 2016 |
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 conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in the State of New York.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fort Ontario Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Fort Ontario Study Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Fort Ontario Study 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.
- Sep 7, 2016Referred in Senate
- Sep 6, 2016Engrossed in House
- Jul 14, 2016Reported in House
- Dec 9, 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.
