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H.R. 4308 · 96th CongressIn committee

A bill to provide for the establishment of the Legionville National Historic Site in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · November 14, 1979

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

(Measure passed House, amended) =Title I:= Establishes the Legionville National Historic Site in the State of Pennsylvania to preserve and protect the site of the first United States military training camp. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands for such purpose and to administer such property pursuant to applicable law. Directs the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities for the management, development, and interpretation of such property. =Title II:= Revises the boundaries of the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania to add certain lands. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical assistance to public and private nonprofit entities to provide for the preservation of properties in the vicinity of the park which are historically related to the park's purposes. Increases the ceiling on land acquisitions for additions to the park. =Title III:= Provides that authorizations of appropriations under this Act shall be effective on October 1, 1980. Stipulates that authority to enter into contracts, incur obligations, or make payments under this Act shall be effective only in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House amended" stage on November 13, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
June 5, 1979
In committee
November 14, 1979
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
Composed from the official record
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

4 steps remain before this bill could become law.

The record's latest action, on November 14, 1979: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  1. Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
  2. Passage by the House
  3. Passage by the Senate
  4. The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?

Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.

In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.

This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.

Has anyone actually voted on it?

No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.

A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.

Who is behind it?

EUGENE ATKINSON (D-PA) introduced it on June 5, 1979, and 15 members have since signed on as cosponsors.

They come from both major parties: 13 Democrats, 1 Republican, 1 independent.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

How long has it been in play?

It was introduced on June 5, 1979, 17312 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17150 days ago, on November 14, 1979.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.

Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.

Vote history

  1. House
    In committee, no floor vote yet
  2. Senate
    Awaits House passage
  3. President
    Awaits both chambers
No recorded votes yet
No roll call in this Congress cites this bill. Most bills die in committee without ever reaching a recorded floor vote.