H.R. 659 106th Congress House

Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection Act of 1999

Official title: An act to authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the America… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: March 3, 1999 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 38 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 31, 1999

Became Public Law No: 106-86.

Oct 31, 1999

Signed by President.

Oct 20, 1999

Presented to President.

Oct 18, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 18, 1999

On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H10123-10127; text: CR H10123-10124)

Oct 18, 1999

Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H10123-10127; text: CR H10123-10124)

Oct 18, 1999

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 659.

Oct 18, 1999

Mr. Doolittle moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.

Oct 18, 1999

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Oct 14, 1999

Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 10/15/99 S12727-12728)

Oct 14, 1999

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 10/15/99 S12727-12728)

Oct 14, 1999

Amendment SP 2295 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 14, 1999

Amendment SP 2295 proposed by Senator Santorum for Senator Murkowski.

Oct 14, 1999

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S12649-12650)

Oct 14, 1999

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 23, 1999

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Jun 22, 1999

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 418 - 4 (Roll no. 245).

Jun 22, 1999

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Jun 22, 1999

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Jun 22, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 22, 1999

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 659.

Jun 22, 1999

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 659.

Jun 22, 1999

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.

Jun 22, 1999

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 210 and Rule XXIII.

Jun 22, 1999

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 659 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

Jun 22, 1999

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 210. (consideration: CR H4700-4708; text of title I as reported in House: CR H4706; text of title II as reported in House: CR H4706-4707)

Jun 16, 1999

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 210 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 659 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

May 13, 1999

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 78.

May 13, 1999

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-139.

Apr 28, 1999

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Apr 28, 1999

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 18, 1999

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mar 18, 1999

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 11, 1999

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 19, 1999

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Feb 19, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

Feb 9, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Feb 9, 1999

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jun 22, 1999	House · vote #245	On Passage	Passed	418–4	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 3

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to 1 withdrawn or other

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 2,295	–	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Oct 14, 1999
HAMDT 227	–	An amendment to urge the Valley Forge Historical Society to buy American-made products to the greatest degree…	Agreed to	Jun 22, 1999
HAMDT 226	–	An amendment to require Congressional authorization for certain new construction within Gettysburg National M…	Withdrawn	Jun 22, 1999

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Latest action October 31, 1999

Became Public Law No: 106-86.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields

Title II: Valley Forge National Historical Park

Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow Act, or the PATRIOT Act - Title I: Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to, and enter into a cooperative management agreement with, the borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for the protection and preservation of the Paoli Battlefield. Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds to, and enter into a cooperative management agreement with, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or the Brandywine Conservancy, for the protection and preservation of the Brandywine Battlefield in an area generally known as the Meetinghouse Road Corridor, located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Authorizes appropriations.

Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees a resource study of the property in such battlefields. Authorizes appropriations.

Title II: Valley Forge National Historical Park - Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary, in administering the Valley Forge National Historical Park, to enter into an agreement with the Valley Forge Historical Society to facilitate the planning, construction, and operation of the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution on Federal land within the boundary of Valley Forge National Historical Park.

Requires the agreement to provide for conveyance by the Society to the United States of all right, title, and interest in the structures to be constructed at the Park, reserving the Society's right to occupy and use them for the exhibition, preservation, and interpretation of artifacts associated with the Valley Forge story and the American Revolution.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 5

FROST, MARTIN

· Mar 3, 1999

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Mar 3, 1999

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