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HR 1541 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Education programs funding Higher education Historic sites and heritage areas Minority education

PRISM Act

Introduced: March 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 30, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 30, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8428)
Nov 30, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8428)
Nov 30, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1541.
Nov 30, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8428-8429)
Nov 30, 2015
Mr. LaMalfa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 30, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.
Sep 30, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-275.
Sep 10, 2015
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Sep 10, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 9, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act or the PRISM Act

(Sec. 2) This bill makes Hispanic-serving institutions and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions of higher education eligible for technical and financial assistance from the Department of the Interior to establish preservation training and degree programs.

What's happening now December 1, 2015

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

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