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H.R.5979

H.R.5979: Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act

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About This Bill

Introduced May 25, 2018
Latest Major Action Nov. 26, 2018
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Bill Sponsor

Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

Bill Versions

Reported to Senate - Nov. 26, 2018
Referred in Senate - July 24, 2018
Engrossed in House - July 23, 2018
Reported in House - July 23, 2018
Introduced in House - May 25, 2018

Bill Summary

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act This bill establishes the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System to preserve and interpret the nationally significant historic resources of the Mill Springs Battlefield and its role in the Civil War. No private property or nonfederal public property shall be managed as a part of the monument without the owner's written consent.

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
Nov. 26, 2018	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
Nov. 26, 2018	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-378.
Oct. 2, 2018	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Aug. 15, 2018	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
July 24, 2018	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
July 23, 2018	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
July 23, 2018	Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 23, 2018	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
July 23, 2018	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5979.
July 23, 2018	Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
July 23, 2018	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 662.
July 23, 2018	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-855.
July 23, 2018	Voice Vote in the House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6627)
July 23, 2018	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6627-6628)
July 18, 2018	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
July 18, 2018	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
July 18, 2018	Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
July 17, 2018	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
June 4, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 25, 2018	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 25, 2018	Introduced in the House by Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

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