HR 5458 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act

Latest action · Jan 5, 2021 Became Public Law No: 116-301.

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. IntroducedDec 17, 2019
  2. Passed HouseDec 10, 2020
  3. Passed SenateDec 20, 2020
  4. To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
  5. Became lawJan 5, 2021Public Law 116-301

Summary

Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, approximately 40 acres of specified nonfederal land for inclusion in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Upon acquisition, Interior shall (1) modify the boundary of the park to include the acquisition, and (2) administer the acquired land as part of the park.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 28, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CODoug LambornFeb 28, 2020

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Dec 17, 2019Markup Sep 30, 2020Reported Dec 2, 2020
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Jan 8, 2020Hearings Jul 13, 2020Discharged Sep 30, 2020
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Dec 11, 2020Discharged Dec 21, 2020

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 5, 2021Signed by President.
  2. Jan 5, 2021Became Public Law No: 116-301.
  3. Dec 24, 2020Presented to President.
  4. Dec 21, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 20, 2020Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7885)
  6. Dec 20, 2020Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7885)
  7. Dec 20, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  8. Dec 11, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  9. Dec 10, 2020Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Dec 10, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7122-7123)
  11. Dec 10, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5458.
  12. Dec 10, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7122)
  13. Dec 10, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Dec 2, 2020Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-610.
  15. Dec 2, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
  16. Sep 30, 2020Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  17. Sep 30, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  18. Sep 30, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Jul 13, 2020Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  20. Jan 8, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  21. Dec 17, 2019Introduced in House
  22. Dec 17, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In the Congressional Record 2

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 S7885Tim Scott R-SCDec 20, 2020
HouseDebate and remarks H7122, H7123Text printed H7122Doug Lamborn R-CO, Jared Huffman D-CA, Joe Neguse D-CODec 10, 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

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 204, December 17, 2019, page H10610.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RS20158National Park System: Establishing New UnitsReportApr 6, 2022

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3068Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification ActIdentical billDec 17, 2019
S 3331Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification and Land Exchange ActRelated billMar 4, 2020

Titles 8

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

Official Title as Introduced
To modify the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act
Short Titles as Enacted
Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification 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. Dec 11, 2020Referred in Senate
  3. Dec 10, 2020Engrossed in House
  4. Dec 2, 2020Reported in House
  5. Dec 17, 2019Introduced in House

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