House Bill 267
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
Active
Passed Senate on Dec 21, 2017
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
267
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.
checkPassed on March 15, 2017
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, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2065)
Summary
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
This bill redesignates the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the state of Georgia as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park." The bill replaces the current boundary map with a map of a proposed boundary revision dated June 2015.
May 9, 2017
March 21, 2017
March 15, 2017
January 4, 2017
01/08/2018
Signed by President.
12/27/2017
Presented to President.
12/22/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/21/2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8267-8269)
12/21/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S8267-8269)
05/09/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.
05/09/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-49.
03/30/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
03/21/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
03/15/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/15/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2065)
03/15/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2065)
03/15/2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2071)
03/15/2017
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Tipton objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
03/15/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 267.
03/15/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2065-2066)
03/15/2017
Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
02/10/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
01/04/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/04/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Sep 5, 2023 4:12:38 PM