Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act
Latest action · May 9, 2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63.
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 13, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 30, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act
(Sec. 3) This bill redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park.The boundary of the park is adjusted to include approximately 2,100 acres.
The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange, but not by condemnation.
Interior shall administer any acquired land as part of the park.
(Sec. 4) Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to :
- evaluate the national significance of the study area;
- determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System; and
- consider other alternatives for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the federal government, state or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 67 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed396–8 | Jan 30, 2017 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 13, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Jan 13, 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 13, 2017 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017Markup Mar 30, 2017Reported May 9, 2017 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-50.
- May 9, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63.
- Mar 30, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 1, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jan 31, 2017Received in the Senate.
- Jan 30, 2017Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 30, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H714-716)
- Jan 30, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 538.
- Jan 30, 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.
- Jan 30, 2017Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H720-721)
- Jan 30, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 8 (Roll no. 67). (text: CR H714)
- Jan 30, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 13, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 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 H714–H716Text printed H714Recorded votes H720enact | Austin Scott R-GA, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA, Tom McClintock R-CA | Jan 30, 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. 538, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2017As 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. 9, January 13, 2017, page H547.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 135 | Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act | Related bill | Jan 12, 2017 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia and revise its boundary, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2017Reported to Senate
- Feb 1, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jan 30, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jan 13, 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.
