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Latest Action: 07/30/2007 - Committee on Natural Resources discharged. Bill TextRecognizing Virginia's James River as "America's Founding River". 7/30/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes Virginia's James River as America's Founding River and recommits to protecting and restoring it.
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Latest Action: 07/29/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-796. Bill TextTo amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act - Amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program, to establish an acquisition grant program for battlefields and associated sites identified in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study (battlefield report). Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to States or local governments (eligible entities) to pay the Federal share of the cost of acquiring such sites. Permits eligible entities to acquire an interest in eligible sites using such grants in partnership with nonprofit organizations.[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-376. Bill TextA bill to establish the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey and for other purposes. 10/22/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on August 4, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Act of 2007 - (Sec. 4) Establishes in the city of Paterson in the county of Passaic in New Jersey, the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System. (Sec. 5) Requires the Park to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with this Act and the provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary, after consultation with the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Commission (established in section 7 of this Act), to enter into cooperative agreements [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-266. Bill TextA bill to establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Paterson Great Falls National Park Act of 2007 - Establishes in Paterson, New Jersey, the Paterson Great Falls National Park as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the Park to be administered in partnership by the Secretary of the Interior, the state of New Jersey, the city of Paterson and its applicable subdivisions, and others. Establishes the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Partnership to coordinate the activities of federal, state, and local authorities and the private sector in the development, for the Secretary's approval, and implementation of an integrated resource management plan. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to establish a Paterson Great Falls National Park Advisory Council. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land or interests within [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-167. Bill TextA bill to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Amends the National Trails System Act (the Act) to: (1) prohibit the federal acquisition of lands outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area, except with the owner's consent, for the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, Lewis and Clark, Iditarod, and Nez Perce National Historic Trails and the Continental Divide, North Country, Ice Age, and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trails; and (2) provide that federal authority to acquire fee title shall be limited to an average of not more than one-quarter mile on either side of such national scenic and historic trails. Eliminates requirements under the Act regarding: (1) the prohibition on [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-286. Bill TextA bill to decrease the matching funds requirements and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Decreases the matching funds requirement, and authorizes additional appropriations, for the Keweenaw National Historical Park in Michigan.
Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextConcurrent resolution honoring National Historic Landmarks. 7/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Recognizes that National Historic Landmarks are places where significant historical events occurred or where prominent Americans worked or lived. Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of this resolution to Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, Ohio.
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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Bill TextRecognizing the historical significance of the Pinedale Assembly Center, the reporting site for 4,823 Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II. 2/12/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the historical significance of the Pinedale Assembly Center (the reporting site for 4,823 Japanese Americans unjustly interned during World War II) and the importance of an appropriate memorial at that site to serve as a place for remembering the hardships endured by Japanese Americans.
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Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Bill TextRecognizing the efforts and contributions of the members of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the United States Armed Forces during and following World War II who were responsible for the preservation, protection, and restitution of artistic and cultural treasures in countries occupied by the Allied armies. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Recognizes the men and women who served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the U.S. Armed Forces for their heroic role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and other artifacts of inestimable cultural importance in Europe and Asia during and following World War II.
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Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-39. Bill TextA bill to establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. 3/27/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Ocean and Coastal Exploration and NOAA Act (OCEAN Act) - Title I: National Ocean Exploration Program - National Ocean Exploration Program Act - (Sec. 102) Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other appropriate federal agencies, to establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program that promotes collaboration among NOAA programs. Specifies program authorities. (Sec. 104) Requires NOAA to convene an ocean technology and infrastructure task force to develop and implement a specified strategy. (Sec. 105) Authorizes NOAA, NSF, and other agencies involved in the program to participate in interagency financing and share,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill Text
A bill to provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action: 07/10/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextTo provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States, and for other purposes. 7/9/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 - Requires quarter dollars, issued beginning in 2010, to have designs on the reverse emblematic of one national site in each state, the District of Columbia and territory of the United States. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to select in each state a national park or other national site to be honored with a coin. Requires five coin designs in each year of the period of issuance. Instructs the Secretary to strike and make available for sale silver [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Battle of Camden Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the national significance of the site of the Battle of Camden, South Carolina, and of Historic Camden, South Carolina (study area), and to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as one or more units of the National Park System.
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Latest Action: 05/20/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in Virginia, and for other purposes. 5/20/2008--Introduced. Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area to be comprised of: (1) the part of eastern coastal Virginia between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers; (2) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, King George, and Lancaster Counties, Virginia; and (3) other areas adjacent to or in the vicinity of those areas that have similar heritage aspects.
Latest Action: 07/30/2008 - Subcommittee on National Parks. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 2:30 p.m. Bill TextA bill to amend the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the historic site, and for other purposes. 5/13/2008--Introduced. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Boundary Expansion Act of 2008 - Amends the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site to include certain land.
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program. 5/13/2008--Introduced. Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program Reauthorization Act - Authorizes appropriations through FY2019 to carry out the purposes of Public Law 106-45 (relating to the preservation of the cultural resources of the Route 66 Corridor and authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for the preservation of the Corridor).
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Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 779. Bill TextTo reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. 6/11/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 - Title I: Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) Amtrak capital and operating grants, including capital grants to states, to the Amtrak Office of the Inspector General, and for accessibility improvements and barrier removal for individuals with disabilities; (2) Amtrak repayment of long-term debt and capital leases; and (3) the rail cooperative research program. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for grants to Amtrak and states participating in the Next Generation Corridor Train Equipment Pool Committee. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to withhold up to one-half of 1% of certain funds for the costs of project management oversight of capital projects carried out by Amtrak.(Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for costs [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3514-3515) Bill TextA resolution recognizing the historical significance of the sloop-of-war USS Constellation as a reminder of the participation of the United States in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the United States to end the slave trade. 4/29/2008--Introduced. Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate, in 2008, the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextRecognizing the historical significance of the United States sloop-of-war Constellation as a surviving witness to the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and a leading participant in America's effort to end the practice. 4/29/2008--Introduced. Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old American warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo designate the Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 4/22/2008--Introduced. Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark Act - Designates the Ludlow Tent Colony Site (a site where striking miners and their families lived during the 1913-1914 Colorado coal strike) in Las Animas County, Colorado, as the "Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark."
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