B-47 Ridge Designation Act
Latest action · Oct 13, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-167.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Passed SenateFeb 12, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020
- To the PresidentOct 6, 2020
- Became lawOct 13, 2020Public Law 116-167
Summary
B-47 Ridge Designation Act
This bill designates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, which is where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the "B-47 Ridge."
The bill permits the installing of a plaque on the ridge in memory of such crash.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
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 Feb 14, 2019Markup Dec 12, 2019Reported Dec 17, 2019 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings May 14, 2019 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2020 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 18, 2020 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2020Signed by President.
- Oct 13, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-167.
- Oct 6, 2020Presented to President.
- Sep 21, 2020Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 21, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4568)
- Sep 21, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 490.
- Sep 21, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4568)
- Sep 21, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 18, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Feb 14, 2020Received in the House.
- Feb 14, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Feb 13, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 12, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1045; text: CR S1045)
- Dec 17, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 17, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.
- Dec 12, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 14, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2019Read 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 H4568Text printed H4568 | Debra A. Haaland D-NM, Liz Cheney R-WY | Sep 21, 2020 |
| Senate | Text printed S1120 | — | Feb 24, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1045Text printed S1045 | Kevin Cramer R-ND | Feb 12, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 15, 2020S. 490, B–47 Ridge Designation ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 17, 2019
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. 116-323 | PENDING LEGISLATION285 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 14, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1267 | B–47 Ridge Designation Act | Identical bill | Sep 14, 2020 |
| S 3035 | B-47 Ridge Designation Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 7, 2018 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana as "B-47 Ridge".
- Short Titles as Passed House
- B-47 Ridge Designation Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- B-47 Ridge Designation Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- B–47 Ridge Designation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- B–47 Ridge Designation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- B–47 Ridge Designation Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- B–47 Ridge Designation Act
- Short Titles from RFH (Referred to House) bill text
- B–47 Ridge Designation 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.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Feb 14, 2020Referred in House
- Feb 12, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 17, 2019Reported to Senate
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced 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.
