Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey Act
Latest action · Dec 7, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey Act
The Department of the Interior shall conduct a reconnaissance survey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property.
In conducting the survey, Interior shall evaluate the likelihood that resources within the site boundary would meet the four following criteria for new parklands:
- national significance,
- suitability,
- feasibility, and
- need for National Park Service management.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 26, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Mar 26, 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 Jan 8, 2019Markup Jan 15, 2020Reported May 27, 2020 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2019Hearings Apr 2, 2019Discharged Jan 15, 2020 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2020 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 3, 2020Mr. Case moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 3, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6110-6111)
- Dec 3, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 306.
- Dec 3, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6110)
- Dec 3, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 3, 2020The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 27, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-424.
- May 27, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.
- Jan 15, 2020Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Jan 15, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jan 15, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 2, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jan 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 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 H6110, H6111Text printed H6110 | Ed Case D-HI, Jody B. Hice R-GA, Rob Bishop R-UT | Dec 3, 2020 |
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
- Feb 18, 2020H.R. 306, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a reconnaissance survey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 15, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 3, January 8, 2019, page H286.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7077 | Kettle Creek Battlefield Study Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 22, 2018 |
Titles 7
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 the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a reconnaissance survey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Kettle Creek Battlefield Study Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey Act
- Short Title(s) for portions of this bill from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey 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.
- Dec 7, 2020Referred in Senate
- Dec 3, 2020Engrossed in House
- May 27, 2020Reported in House
- Jan 8, 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.
