Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
Latest action · Jun 20, 2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
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.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
(Sec. 2) This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres.
The Department of the Interior may acquire, by donation or purchase, the land and interests within the monument only from willing sellers.
Interior may not acquire land or interests by condemnation or eminent domain.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 12, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Original | Jan 12, 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 Jan 12, 2017 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2017Markup Mar 30, 2017Reported Jun 20, 2017 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 115-114.
- Jun 20, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
- Mar 30, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Feb 7, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Feb 6, 2017Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 6, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H987-988)
- Feb 6, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 494.
- Feb 6, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H987)
- Feb 6, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H987, H988Text printed H987 | Doug Lamborn R-CO, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Jared Polis D-CO | Feb 6, 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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 10, 2017H.R. 494, Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 30, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 8, January 12, 2017, page H473.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 137 | Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act | Identical bill | Jan 12, 2017 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2017Reported to Senate
- Feb 7, 2017Referred in Senate
- Feb 6, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jan 12, 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.
