Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 10, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 371.
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 10, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 28, 2017
- 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.)
Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
(Sec. 3) This bill redesignates as "Robert Emmet Park" the small triangular property located at the corner of 24th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as reservation 302.
The Department of the Interior may post signs on or near the park, including one or more on: (1) information about Robert Emmet, his contribution to Irish Independence, and his respect for the United States and the American Revolution; and (2) information about the history of the statue of Robert Emmet located in the park.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 338 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed423–0 | Jun 28, 2017 |
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 10, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
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 10, 2017Markup Apr 27, 2017Reported May 11, 2017 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 21, 2017Discharged Apr 27, 2017 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 29, 2017Markup Mar 8, 2018Reported Apr 10, 2018 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Feb 14, 2018 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-223.
- Apr 10, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 371.
- Mar 8, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 14, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-504.
- Jun 29, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 28, 2017Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5287)
- Jun 28, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 338). (text: CR 6/27/2017 H5205)
- Jun 28, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 27, 2017Mr. Cook moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 27, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5205-5206)
- Jun 27, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1500.
- Jun 27, 2017At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 11, 2017Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-114.
- May 11, 2017Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 47.
- Apr 27, 2017Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- Apr 27, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 27, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 21, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Mar 10, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 | Recorded votes H5287enact | — | Jun 28, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5205Text printed H5205 | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Joseph Crowley D-NY, Paul Cook R-CA | Jun 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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 22, 2018H.R. 1500, Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8, 2018
- May 8, 2017H.R. 1500, Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 27, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 42, March 10, 2017, page H2053.
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. 115-504 | PENDING LEGISLATION83 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Feb 14, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4564 | Robert Emmet Park Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Sep 26, 2016 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To redesignate the small triangular property located in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as reservation 302 as "Robert Emmet Park", and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2018Reported to Senate
- Jun 29, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jun 28, 2017Engrossed in House
- May 11, 2017Reported in House
- Mar 10, 2017Introduced 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.
