H.R. 1239 - National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Amendments Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Alcee Hastings
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on July 23, 2007
PASSED by voice vote on July 24, 2007.
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Amendments Act of 2007
H.R. 1239 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- At OpenCongress
- Title
- To amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007
- National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Amendments Act of 2007
- A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Alcee Hastings
- Co-Sponsors
- Gwen Moore
- Mark Kirk
- Eni Faleomavaega
- Donna Christensen
- R. Miller
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Robert Scott
- George Butterfield
- John Conyers
- Raul Grijalva
- William Delahunt
- Dennis Moore
- Charles Rangel
- Mark Souder
- Eleanor Norton
- Melvin Watt
- Kathy Castor
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael McNulty
- Nancy Boyda
- James Marshall
- Edolphus Towns
- John McHugh
- Todd Tiahrt
- Dan Burton
- James McDermott
- John Shimkus
- Chaka Fattah
- Sanford Bishop
- Donald Payne
- Bennie Thompson
- John Kuhl
- Corrine Brown
- Henry Johnson
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Michael Castle
- Tammy Baldwin
- Maxine Waters
- Al Green
- Joseph Pitts
- Joe Sestak
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Janice Schakowsky
- Marcy Kaptur
- William Clay
- John Barrow
- Jerry Moran
- Steve Cohen
- Brian Higgins
- Vito Fossella
- Robert Brady
- James Moran
- Elijah Cummings
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Sander Levin
- David Scott
- Henry Waxman
- Frank Wolf
- Emanuel Cleaver
- C.A. Ruppersberger
- Julia Carson
- Patrick Murphy
- Subjects
- Public lands
- Authorization
- Black history
- Budgets
- Civil rights
- Commemorations
- Department of the Interior
- Executive departments
- Federal employees
- Government employees
- Grants-in-aid
- Historic sites
- History
- Minorities
- Natural resources
- Recruiting of employees
- Slavery
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/28/2007 Referred to Committee Passed House 7/24/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 7/24/2007 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 2/28/2007 2/28/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2/28/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E427) 3/05/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. 5/15/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 6/28/2007 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 6/28/2007 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 6/28/2007 Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged. 7/24/2007 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-248. Put on a legislative calendar 7/24/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157. 7/24/2007 Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 7/24/2007 Considered under suspension of the rules. currently selected House Vote on Passage 7/24/2007 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 7/24/2007 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 7/24/2007 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1239. 7/24/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 9/27/2007 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. Put on a legislative calendar 1/30/2008 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. 4/10/2008 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-320. Put on a legislative calendar 4/10/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 672. 6/11/2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to House members from Environmental policy, which…
supported this bill
| Environmental policy | $1,528,768 |
| $1,528,768 |
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
