To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 11, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2018
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill allows the Department of the Interior to designate annually at least one city in a state or U.S. territory as an American World War II Heritage City in order to recognize, and ensure the continued preservation and importance of, the history of the involvement of the United States in World War II.
The bill designates Wilmington, North Carolina, as the first American World War II Heritage City.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jun 14, 2018Markup Sep 26, 2018Reported Oct 30, 2018 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2018Hearings Sep 6, 2018Discharged Sep 26, 2018 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 11, 2018 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 10, 2018Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 10, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9777-9778)
- Dec 10, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6118.
- Dec 10, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9777-9778)
- Dec 10, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 10, 2018The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 30, 2018Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-998.
- Oct 30, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 780.
- 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.
- Jun 26, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jun 14, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 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 H9777, H9778Text printed H9777 | David Rouzer R-NC, Rob Bishop R-UT, Ruben Gallego D-AZ | Dec 10, 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 24, 2018H.R. 6118, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an “American World War II Heritage City,” and for other purposesAs 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. 99, June 14, 2018, page H5201.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3659 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes. | Related bill | Dec 12, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2018Referred in Senate
- Dec 10, 2018Engrossed in House
- Oct 30, 2018Reported in House
- Jun 14, 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.
