Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act
Latest action · Nov 21, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2019
- Passed HouseNov 20, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the coastline and adjacent areas to the Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including the areas in and around Ballona Creek and Baldwin Hills and the San Pedro section of Los Angeles, excluding the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue.
Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 4, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Mar 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Mar 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Mar 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Mar 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Mar 4, 2019 |
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 Mar 4, 2019Markup Sep 25, 2019Reported Nov 15, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 1, 2019Hearings May 22, 2019Discharged Sep 25, 2019 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 21, 2019 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Nov 20, 2019Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 20, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9088-9089)
- Nov 20, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1487.
- Nov 20, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9088)
- Nov 20, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 15, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-293.
- Nov 15, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.
- Sep 25, 2019Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Sep 25, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 25, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 22, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Mar 4, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2019Referred 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 H9088, H9089Text printed H9088 | Jared Huffman D-CA, Ted Lieu D-CA, Tom McClintock R-CA | Nov 20, 2019 |
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 8, 2019H.R. 1487, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 25, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 38, March 4, 2019, page H2322.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS20158 | National Park System: Establishing New Units | Report | Apr 6, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6750 | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 17, 2018 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of portions of the Los Angeles coastal area in the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting the resources of the coastal area, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study 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 21, 2019Referred in Senate
- Nov 20, 2019Engrossed in House
- Nov 15, 2019Reported in House
- Mar 4, 2019Introduced 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.
