HR 979 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".

Introduced Feb 13, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Tom McClintock R-CA

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Latest action · Jun 2, 2015 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 13, 2015
  2. Passed HouseJun 1, 2015
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates a specified mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest in California as "Sky Point."

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 13, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CADevin NunesOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CAJeff DenhamOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAJim CostaOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CAKevin McCarthyOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CALois CappsOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CAMimi WaltersOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CAPaul CookOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CARaul RuizOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CASam FarrOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-CAStephen KnightOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CATed LieuOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 13, 2015

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2015Markup Mar 25, 2015Reported Apr 15, 2015
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Mar 16, 2015Discharged Mar 25, 2015
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Jun 2, 2015

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 2, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Jun 1, 2015Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Jun 1, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3589-3591)
  4. Jun 1, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 979.
  5. Jun 1, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3589-3590)
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3589–H3591Text printed H3589Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Rob Bishop R-UT, Tom McClintock R-CAJun 1, 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

  1. Mar 31, 2015H.R. 979, a bill to designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as “Sky Point”As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause), which confers on Congress the power to make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the property belonging to the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 25, February 13, 2015, page H1070.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 381To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".Reintroduced BillJan 10, 2018
S 2012Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016Related billSep 8, 2016

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 2, 2015Referred in Senate
  2. Jun 1, 2015Engrossed in House
  3. Apr 15, 2015Reported in House
  4. Feb 13, 2015Introduced in House

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