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HR 5706 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Detention of persons Hawaii Historic sites and heritage areas Monuments and memorials Parks, recreation areas, trails U.S. history

World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act

Introduced: May 8, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535.
Nov 14, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 13, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9485-9486)
Nov 13, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9485-9486)
Nov 13, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5706.
Nov 13, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9485-9487)
Nov 13, 2018
Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 23, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 773.
Oct 23, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-991.
Sep 26, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Sep 6, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 8, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act

This bill establishes in Hawaii (1) the Pearl Harbor National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (NPS) to preserve, interpret, and commemorate the history of World War II in the Pacific; and (2) the Honouliuli National Historic Site as a unit of the NPS to preserve and interpret the history associated with the internment and detention of civilians of Japanese and other ancestries during World War II in Hawaii, the impact of war and martial law on society in the Hawaiian Islands, and the co-location and diverse experiences of Prisoners of War at the Honouliuli Internment Camp Site.

What's happening now December 12, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Sep 26, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 16, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5706: World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5706/
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"H.R. 5706: World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5706/.
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