HR 6364 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Sep 29, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2022
  2. Passed HouseSep 28, 2022
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill extends until September 30, 2026, the use of Highway 209, a federally owned road within the boundaries of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, by certain commercial vehicles that serve local businesses.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 10, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJan 10, 2022
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalJan 10, 2022

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, 2022Markup Jul 13, 2022Reported Sep 28, 2022
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Jan 12, 2022Hearings Jun 14, 2022Discharged Jul 13, 2022
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Sep 29, 2022

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Sep 28, 2022Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-503.
  3. Sep 28, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
  4. Sep 28, 2022Ms. Tlaib moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. Sep 28, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8159-8160)
  6. Sep 28, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6364.
  7. Sep 28, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8159)
  8. Sep 28, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. Jul 13, 2022Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  10. Jul 13, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  11. Jul 13, 2022Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Jun 14, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  13. Jan 12, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  14. Jan 10, 2022Introduced in House
  15. Jan 10, 2022Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H8159, H8160Text printed H8159Notices H8217Estimated budget effects of H.R. 6364, extend exception to closure of certain roads within recreation area for local businesses in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaJohn A. Yarmuth D-KY, Matt Cartwright D-PA, Rashida Tlaib D-MI, Russ Fulcher R-IDSep 28, 2022

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 IV, Section 3, clause 2 provides Congress with the power to ``dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory and other Property belonging to the United States.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 6, January 10, 2022, page H9.

Related bills 1

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

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2022Referred in Senate
  2. Sep 28, 2022Engrossed in House
  3. Sep 28, 2022Reported in House
  4. Jan 10, 2022Introduced in House

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