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S 1483 114th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas Parks, recreation areas, trails Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Tennessee

James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act

Introduced: June 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Sep 9, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 216.
Sep 9, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 114-136.
Jul 30, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jun 10, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-338.
Jun 2, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 2, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the James K. Polk Home and adjacent property in Columbia, Tennessee.

In conducting this study Interior shall evaluate the national significance of the site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

What's happening now September 9, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 216.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3769 Related bill James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act
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 Cosponsors 1
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 15, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1483: James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1483/
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