To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes.
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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 6, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to construct on the Arlington Ridge tract in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia, a structure for visitor services, including a public restroom facility.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 17, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Mar 17, 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 Mar 17, 2016Markup Jun 15, 2016Reported Jul 14, 2016 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2016Hearings 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.
- Sep 6, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5068-5069)
- Sep 6, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4789.
- Sep 6, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5068)
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 H5068, H5069Text printed H5068 | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Glenn Thompson R-PA | 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. 4789, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposesAs 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. 162, no. 43, March 17, 2016, page H1463.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1073 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes. | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 28, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes.
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
- Mar 17, 2016Introduced 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.
