Midway Atoll Trust Act
Latest action · Oct 2, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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.
- IntroducedSep 25, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Midway Atoll Trust Act
This bill establishes the Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll to oversee the operation of the Midway Atoll (an unincorporated U.S. territory in the North Pacific Ocean), including the authority to manage national wildlife refuges on the atoll. Currently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has jurisdiction over operations on the atoll.
The USFWS must restore all infrastructure of the atoll that has been demolished and is necessary for public visitation.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
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 Sep 25, 2018 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Oct 2, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Sep 25, 2018Introduced in House
- Sep 25, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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. 164, no. 158, September 25, 2018, page H8885.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the administration and operation of the infrastructure and the public visitation program of Midway Atoll by the private sector at minimal cost to the Federal Government by terminating the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service over the Midway Atoll and vesting such jurisdiction in a Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Midway Atoll Trust Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Government studies and investigations
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Infrastructure development
- Military history
- Monuments and memorials
- Oil and gas
- Pacific Ocean
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Travel and tourism
- U.S. history
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 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.
