HR 1665
106th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil War
Commemorations
Gifts
History
Land transfers
Military parks
National parks
Virginia
To allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation.
Introduced: May 4, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 1999
Became Public Law No: 106-150.
Dec 9, 1999
Signed by President.
Nov 30, 1999
Presented to President.
Nov 22, 1999
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 19, 1999
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15158)
Nov 19, 1999
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15158)
Oct 13, 1999
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 313.
Oct 12, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 12, 1999
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9855)
Oct 12, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9855)
Oct 12, 1999
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1665.
Oct 12, 1999
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9855)
Oct 12, 1999
Mr. Sherwood moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 4, 1999
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 205.
Oct 4, 1999
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-362.
Sep 29, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11645)
Sep 22, 1999
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 22, 1999
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 5, 1999
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 5, 1999
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 1999
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 11, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
May 4, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 4, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends Federal law to remove the condition under which certain lands (on which occurred, during the Battle of the Wilderness, Longstreet's Flank Attack) could be added to the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (Wilderness Battlefield), Virginia only by donation to the Secretary of the Interior (thus allowing the Secretary to acquire it by purchase or exchange). Requires a specified portion of land, however, to be acquired by donation only.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 106-150.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1