HR 1073 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

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 · Jun 28, 2017 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 15, 2017
  2. Passed HouseJun 27, 2017
  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 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 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2017 to Apr 27, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CAPaul CookOriginalFeb 15, 2017
R-LAGarret GravesApr 27, 2017

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 15, 2017Markup Apr 27, 2017Reported May 11, 2017
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Feb 24, 2017Discharged Apr 27, 2017
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Jun 28, 2017

Actions 14

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Jun 27, 2017Mr. Cook moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Jun 27, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5206-5207)
  4. Jun 27, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1073.
  5. Jun 27, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5206)
  6. Jun 27, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. May 11, 2017Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-113.
  8. May 11, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 67.
  9. Apr 27, 2017Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
  10. Apr 27, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Apr 27, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  12. Feb 24, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  13. Feb 15, 2017Introduced in House
  14. Feb 15, 2017Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5206Text printed H5206Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Paul Cook R-CAJun 27, 2017

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

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2, relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 27, February 15, 2017, page H1244.

Related bills 1

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

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.

  1. Jun 28, 2017Referred in Senate
  2. Jun 27, 2017Engrossed in House
  3. May 11, 2017Reported in House
  4. Feb 15, 2017Introduced in House

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