HR 5305 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016

Introduced May 23, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Jason Smith R-MO

Latest action · May 26, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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.

IntroducedMay 23, 2016
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016

This bill establishes the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in Missouri as a unit of the National Park System.

Interior may acquire, by donation, purchase, or exchange, any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the Historic Site or any nationally significant property identified in the special resource study that is within the Ste. Genevieve Historic District National Historic Landmark.

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.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred May 23, 2016
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred May 26, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 26, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 23, 2016Introduced in House
May 23, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 81, May 23, 2016, page H2962.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2954	Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2016	Related bill	Sep 6, 2016

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 23, 2016Introduced in House

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