Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
Latest action · Sep 6, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596.
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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
(Sec. 2) This bill allows the Department of the Interior to acquire by purchase with appropriated funds or by donation (as under current law) the lands and interests in land, together with buildings and improvements, known as Fort Scott in the city of Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas.
The proviso that the buildings so acquired shall not include the structure known as "Lunette Blair" is repealed (thereby allowing its acquisition).
The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas shall be modified accordingly.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2015Markup Jul 13, 2016Reported Sep 6, 2016 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 15, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 114-323.
- Sep 6, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596.
- Jul 13, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jun 15, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-502.
- Sep 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Sep 28, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 27, 2016S. 2087, Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 13, 2016
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. 114-502 | PENDING LEGISLATION182 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 15, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to modify the boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2016Reported to Senate
- Sep 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
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