United States 115th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 5979 — Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.

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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.

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Action History

  1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.

  2. 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.

  3. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

  5. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  6. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  7. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6627)

  8. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5979.

  9. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6627-6628)

  10. Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  11. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 662.

  12. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-855.

  13. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  14. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  15. Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

  16. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  17. Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  18. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  19. Introduced in House

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 5979 do?
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.
Who sponsors HR 5979?
HR 5979 is sponsored by Harold Rogers (R).
What is the current status of HR 5979?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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