A bill to establish the Biscayne National Park in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Title I: Biscayne National Park - Establishes the Biscayne National Park in the State of Florida. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, within the boundary of the Park, the land, waters, and interests therein by donation, purchase, or exchange, except that property owned by the State of Florida or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation. Abolishes the Biscayne National Monument and makes all lands, waters, and interests therein acquired for such monument part of the Park. Requires the Secretary, within three years after the date of enactment of this Act, to review the Park and report his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the Park for designation as wilderness. Title II: Fort Jefferson National Monument -Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept gifts of funds which may be donated for the purposes of rehabilitating and stabilizing the historic structures within the Fort Jefferson National Monument, Florida. Requires the Secretary in consultation with the Governor of the State of Florida to develop and transmit to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources a general management plan for the Monument. Requires the Secretary, within three years after the date of enactment of this Act, to review the Monument area and report to the President his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the Monument for designation as wilderness.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on November 19, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
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 19, 1979: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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?
RICHARD STONE (D-FL) introduced it on November 19, 1979, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Democrat.
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 November 19, 1979, 17097 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17097 days ago, on November 19, 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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers