New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act
Latest action · Sep 20, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2021
- Passed HouseSep 19, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act
This bill establishes the New Philadelphia National Historic Site in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the history and archeological resources of the town established by Frank McWorter, a formerly enslaved man, in 1836.
The historic site shall not be established until the Department of the Interior has determined it has acquired a sufficient quantity of land or interests in and within the boundary of the historic site to constitute a manageable unit.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2021 to Apr 20, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 19, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Apr 20, 2021 |
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 Feb 4, 2021Markup Jul 14, 2021Reported Sep 19, 2022 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 26, 2021Hearings Apr 21, 2021Discharged Jul 14, 2021 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2022 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 19, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-471.
- Sep 19, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 367.
- Sep 19, 2022Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 19, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7937-7939)
- Sep 19, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 820.
- Sep 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7937-7938)
- Sep 19, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 19, 2022The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 14, 2021Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Jul 14, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 14, 2021Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 21, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 26, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Feb 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2021Referred 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 H7937–H7939Text printed H7937 | Darin LaHood R-IL, Jerry L. Carl R-AL, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ | Sep 19, 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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 24, 2022H.R. 820, New Philadelphia National Historic Site ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 14, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 21, February 4, 2021, page H387.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3141 | New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act | Related bill | Oct 18, 2022 |
| HR 8224 | New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 11, 2020 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the New Philadelphia National Historical Park in the State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To establish the New Philadelphia National Historic Site in the State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site 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.
- Sep 20, 2022Referred in Senate
- Sep 19, 2022Engrossed in House
- Sep 19, 2022Reported in House
- Feb 4, 2021Introduced 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.
