Plum Island Preservation Act
Latest action · Jul 26, 2017 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Plum Island Preservation Act
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit to Congress a report on alternatives for the final disposition of Plum Island, New York, including transfer to another government or nonprofit entity for education, research, or conservation purposes.
This report must contain, for each alternative, an analysis of:
- the effect it would have on the island's resources;
- remediation responsibilities under it;
- legislation necessary to implement it;
- possible implications and issues of implementing it;
- potential costs, including costs of the transition, hazard mitigation, and cleanup of property that would be incurred by a recipient; and
- potential revenue.
(Sec. 4) No action, including any pre-sale marketing activity, may be taken to carry out the requirement under current law for the General Services Administration to sell the property and assets that support Plum Island operations until at least 180 days after such report has been submitted.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2017 to Jul 24, 2017; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jul 24, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2017 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2017 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Exchange of letters Feb 23, 2018Exchange of letters May 15, 2018Exchange of letters Sep 13, 2018 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2017Received in the Senate.
- Jul 25, 2017Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 25, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6239-6241)
- Jul 25, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2182.
- Jul 25, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6239)
- Jul 25, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6239–H6241Text printed H6239 | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. R-NY, Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ, Joe Courtney D-CT, Lee M. Zeldin R-NY, Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT | Jul 25, 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 71, April 26, 2017, page H2898.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the alternatives for the final disposition of Plum Island, including preservation of the island for conservation, education, and research, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Plum Island Preservation Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Plum Island Preservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2017Received in Senate
- Jul 25, 2017Engrossed in House
- Apr 26, 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.
