US Congress House Bill 984 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 29 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-29 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a study on feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Chief Standing Bear Trail, extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, which follows the route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people during federal Indian removal, and approximately 550 miles from Ponca City through Omaha, Nebraska, to Niobrara, Nebraska, which follows the return route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people. Requires Interior to consider input from owners of private land within or adjacent to such study area.

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]

Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-29	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2015-04-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-04-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2487)
2015-04-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 984.
2015-04-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2487-2488)
2015-04-28	House	Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-04-15	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 57.
2015-04-15	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-78.
2015-03-25	House	Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
2015-03-25	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2015-03-25	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-03-24	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2015-02-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-02-13	House	Introduced in House

SB479 (Same As) 2015-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB2012 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Conference held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/984/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr984/BILLS-114hr984ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr984/BILLS-114hr984rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr984/BILLS-114hr984eh.pdf