US Congress Senate Bill 247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on July 10 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act - Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System. Establishes in Auburn, New York, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park also as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities for the historical preservation and interpretation of the parks. Requires the Secretary to complete a general management plan for the parks. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to decrease the federal share of project costs for navigation and safety improvements to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and Baltimore Harbor Connecting Channels in Delaware and Maryland.

Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2014-07-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2014-07-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2014-07-10	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2014-07-10	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2014-07-10	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2014-07-10	House	Received in the House.
2014-07-10	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2014-07-09	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4355-4364; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4357-4358; text as passed Senate: CR S4362-4363)
2013-04-22	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.
2013-04-22	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden with an amendment. With written report No. 113-23.
2013-03-14	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2013-02-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S523-524)
2013-02-07	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S522-523)

HB513 (Related) 2013-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
HB664 (Same As) 2013-06-06 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB3979 (Related) 2014-12-19 - Became Public Law No: 113-291.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/247/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s247/BILLS-113s247is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s247/BILLS-113s247rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s247/BILLS-113s247es.pdf