Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act
Latest action · Feb 22, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-128.
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 26, 2017
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2017
- Passed HouseFeb 7, 2018
- To the PresidentFeb 12, 2018
- Became lawFeb 22, 2018Public Law 115-128
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act
(Sec. 2) This bill designates the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in Missouri as the "Gateway Arch National Park."
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 26, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Jun 26, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2017Discharged Dec 22, 2017 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 19, 2017 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2017 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jan 2, 2018 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 22, 2018Signed by President.
- Feb 22, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-128.
- Feb 12, 2018Presented to President.
- Feb 7, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H968)
- Feb 7, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 2/5/2018 H752)
- Feb 7, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 5, 2018Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 5, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H752-753)
- Feb 5, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1438.
- Feb 5, 2018At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Gosar objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- Jan 2, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Dec 22, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 22, 2017Received in the House.
- Dec 22, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Dec 21, 2017Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8267-8269)
- Dec 21, 2017Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8267-8269)
- Dec 21, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S8269)
- Jul 19, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-417.
- Jun 26, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 26, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 H968 | — | Feb 7, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H752, H753Text printed H752 | Ann Wagner R-MO, Colleen Hanabusa D-HI, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ | Feb 5, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8267Text printed S8269 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 21, 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.
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. 115-417 | PENDING LEGISLATION102 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 19, 2017 |
CRS reports 11
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 11
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45741 | Memorials and Commemorative Works Outside Washington, DC: Background, Federal Role, and Options for Congress | Report | Apr 21, 2026 |
| R41816 | National Park System: What Do the Different Park Titles Signify? | Report | Nov 15, 2023 |
| TE10058 | The Unfolding Conflict in Ethiopia Archived | Testimony | Dec 1, 2020 |
| RL33531 | Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Issues Archived | Report | Jun 19, 2019 |
| RL32341 | Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding Archived | Report | Apr 25, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3058 | Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act | Identical bill | Jan 29, 2018 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to redesignate the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in the State of Missouri as the "Gateway Arch National Park"
- Short Title
- Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to redesignate the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in the State of Missouri as the "Gateway Arch National Park".
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Gateway Arch National Park Designation 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.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 22, 2017Referred in House
- Dec 21, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 26, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
