H.R. 1541 114th Congress House

PRISM Act

Official title: To amend title 54, United States Code, to make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for technical and financial assistance for the establishment of preservation training and degree programs.

Introduced: March 23, 2015 See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Education programs fundingHigher educationHistoric sites and heritage areasMinority education

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

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Latest action December 1, 2015

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

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.

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