House Bill 7496
117th Congress(2021-2022)
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.
Active
Passed House on Dec 12, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7496
Congress
117
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.
checkPassed on December 12, 2022
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 H9682)
Summary
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.
December 13, 2022
December 12, 2022
December 7, 2022
April 11, 2022
12/13/2022
Received in the Senate.
12/12/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/12/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9682)
12/12/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9682)
12/12/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7496.
12/12/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9682-9683)
12/12/2022
Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12/07/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 438.
12/07/2022
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-605.
07/13/2022
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
07/13/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
07/13/2022
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
06/14/2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
04/15/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
04/11/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
04/11/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 9, 2023 5:47:08 PM