World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act
Latest action · Dec 12, 2018 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535.
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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2018
- Passed HouseNov 13, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act
This bill establishes in Hawaii (1) the Pearl Harbor National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (NPS) to preserve, interpret, and commemorate the history of World War II in the Pacific; and (2) the Honouliuli National Historic Site as a unit of the NPS to preserve and interpret the history associated with the internment and detention of civilians of Japanese and other ancestries during World War II in Hawaii, the impact of war and martial law on society in the Hawaiian Islands, and the co-location and diverse experiences of Prisoners of War at the Honouliuli Internment Camp Site.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 16, 2018 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Sep 27, 2018 |
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 May 8, 2018Markup Sep 26, 2018Reported Oct 23, 2018 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2018Hearings Sep 6, 2018Discharged Sep 26, 2018 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 14, 2018 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Dec 12, 2018 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535.
- Nov 14, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Nov 13, 2018Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 13, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9485-9487)
- Nov 13, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5706.
- Nov 13, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9485-9486)
- Nov 13, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 23, 2018Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-991.
- Oct 23, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 773.
- Sep 26, 2018Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- Sep 26, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 26, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 6, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 16, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 8, 2018Introduced in House
- May 8, 2018Referred 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 H9485–H9487Text printed H9485 | Colleen Hanabusa D-HI, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ | Nov 13, 2018 |
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
- Oct 22, 2018H.R. 5706, World War II Pacific Sites Establishment ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 26, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 74, May 8, 2018, page H3834.
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. 115-535 | PENDING LEGISLATION121 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Dec 12, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in the State of Hawai'i and the Honouliuli National Historic Site in the State of Hawai'i, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- World War II Pacific Sites Establishment 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.
- Nov 14, 2018Referred in Senate
- Nov 13, 2018Engrossed in House
- Oct 23, 2018Reported in House
- May 8, 2018Introduced 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.
