HR 434 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act

Introduced Jan 10, 2019 Originated House Became Public Law 116-111 Sponsor Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 27, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-111.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2019
  2. Passed HouseJul 24, 2019
  3. Passed SenateJan 13, 2020
  4. To the PresidentJan 16, 2020
  5. Became lawJan 27, 2020Public Law 116-111

Summary

Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act

This bill requires the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from Galveston, Texas, to Houston, Texas, to be studied for designation as a national scenic trail.

Cosponsors 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2019 to Jun 10, 2019; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJan 10, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalJan 10, 2019
R-TXWill HurdOriginalJan 10, 2019
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJan 11, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJan 11, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJan 11, 2019
Show all 55 cosponsors

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 10, 2019Markup May 1, 2019Reported Jun 27, 2019
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Feb 5, 2019Hearings Apr 2, 2019Discharged May 1, 2019
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Jul 25, 2019Discharged Jan 13, 2020

Actions 23

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 27, 2020Signed by President.
  2. Jan 27, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-111.
  3. Jan 16, 2020Presented to President.
  4. Jan 14, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jan 13, 2020Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S163)
  6. Jan 13, 2020Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S163)
  7. Jan 13, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  8. Jul 25, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  9. Jul 24, 2019Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Jul 24, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7353-7361)
  11. Jul 24, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 434.
  12. Jul 24, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7353)
  13. Jul 24, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Jul 24, 2019The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  15. Jun 27, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-135.
  16. Jun 27, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
  17. May 1, 2019Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  18. May 1, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  19. May 1, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Apr 2, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  21. Feb 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  22. Jan 10, 2019Introduced in House
  23. Jan 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S163Mitch McConnell R-KYJan 13, 2020
HouseDebate and remarks H7353–H7361Text printed H7353John R. Curtis R-UT, Michael F. Q. San Nicolas D-GU, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXJul 24, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H5062, H5063David E. Price D-NC, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXJun 24, 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

  1. May 14, 2019H.R. 434, Emancipation National Historic Trail Study ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 1, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 5, January 10, 2019, page H463.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2021869 pagesAppropriations CommitteeFeb 6, 2020–Mar 10, 2020

CRS reports 8

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 8

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2646Emancipation National Historic Trail Study ActRelated billOct 17, 2019
HR 4745Emancipation National Historic Trail ActReintroduction ofJan 12, 2018

Titles 9

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
Official Titles as Amended by House
To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act
Short Titles as Enacted
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Emancipation National Historic Trail Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jul 25, 2019Referred in Senate
  3. Jul 24, 2019Engrossed in House
  4. Jun 27, 2019Reported in House
  5. Jan 10, 2019Introduced in House

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