Bill Sponsor
House Bill 443
115th Congress(2017-2018)
James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act
Active
Active
Passed House on Apr 16, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 11, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 17, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
443
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Tennessee
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 16, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3326)
Summary

James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the James K. Polk Home and adjacent property in Columbia, Tennessee.

In conducting this study, Interior shall evaluate the national significance of the site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

Text (4)
April 17, 2018
April 16, 2018
January 29, 2018
January 11, 2017
Actions (15)
04/17/2018
Received in the Senate.
04/16/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/16/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3326)
04/16/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3326)
04/16/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 443.
04/16/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3326-3327)
04/16/2018
Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
01/29/2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
01/29/2018
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-535.
01/17/2018
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
01/17/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
01/17/2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
02/10/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
01/11/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/11/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:34:26 PM