S. 2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
- Sponsor:
- Jeff Bingaman
- Summary:
- This bill would authorize the passage of numerous programs in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy. The bill also seeks to tighten border control and national security in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has become law.
- Amendments:
- 5 proposed amendments. 4 rejected. View amendments
PASSED on April 29, 2008.
2/3 required to pass
voted YES: 291
voted NO: 117
23 voted present/not voting
Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
S. 2739 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This bill would authorize the passage of numerous programs in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy. The bill also seeks to tighten border control and national security in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
- Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
- Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
- Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- Jeff Bingaman
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Public lands
- Admission of nonimmigrants
- Agricultural labor
- Agriculture
- Air pollution
- Alaska
- Alien labor
- Aluminum
- American Revolution
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- Arizona
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- Armed forces
- Art
- Astronautics
- Authorization
- Authors and authorship
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- Business
- Buy American
- California
- Canals
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- Civil rights
- Civil rights workers
- Civil war
- Climate change
- Coal
- Colorado
- Columbia River development
- Commemorations
- Concentration camps
- Congress
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- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional tributes
- Connecticut
- Construction costs
- Copyright
- Dams
- Defense policy
- Disabled
- Disaster relief
- District of Columbia
- Easements
- East Asia
- Economic assistance
- Ecosystem management
- Eisenhower Administration
- Elections
- Emergency management
- Endangered species
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental education
- Environmental protection
- Environmental technology
- Europe
- Ex-Members of Congress
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to transportation
- Federal aid to water resources development
- Fishery management
- Foreign aid
- Foreign policy
- Forest fires
- Geology
- Government liability
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Greenhouse gases
- Groundwater
- Guam
- Habitat conservation
- Hazardous substances
- Helicopters
- Highway maintenance
- Hispanic Americans
- Historic sites
- History
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- House of Representatives
- Humanities
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- Idaho
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- Immigration
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- Intellectual property
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- Japanese Americans
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- Land transfers
- Land use
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- Medical care
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- Political representation
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- Public utilities
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- Real estate appraisal
- Relocation
- Reservoirs
- Restoration ecology
- Rivers
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- Security measures
- September 11, 2001
- Shipbuilding
- Slavery
- South Carolina
- Space activities
- Space shuttles
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- State and local government
- State laws
- Steel
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- Taiwan
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- Tennessee
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- Water conservation
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- Water pollution
- Water quality
- Water resources
- Water resources development
- Water rights
- Water storage
- Water supply
- Water treatment plants
- Watersheds
- Weapons systems
- West (U.S.)
- West Virginia
- Wetlands
- Wild rivers
- Wilderness areas
- Wildlife
- Wildlife conservation
- World War II
- Wyoming
- Zoning and zoning law
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- Major Actions
Introduced 3/10/2008 Amendments (5 proposed) Passed Senate 4/10/2008 Passed House 4/29/2008 Signed by President 5/08/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote Senate Coburn Amdt. No. 4522 4/10/2008 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 30 voted YES 63 voted NO 7 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Coburn Amdt. No. 4521 4/10/2008 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 19 voted YES 76 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Coburn Amdt. No. 4520 4/10/2008 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 27 voted YES 67 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Coburn Amdt. 4519 4/10/2008 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 22 voted YES 73 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On Passage - Senate - S.2739 4/10/2008 This bill PASSED the Senate 91 voted YES 4 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage - House - S 2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Under Suspension of the Rules 4/29/2008 This bill PASSED the House 291 voted YES 117 voted NO 23 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 3/10/2008 3/10/2008 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Put on a legislative calendar 3/11/2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616. 4/04/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 4/04/2008 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. 4/04/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. 4/10/2008 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. 4/10/2008 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 4/10/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 4/10/2008 Amendment SA 4519 proposed by Senator Coburn. 4/10/2008 Amendment SA 4520 proposed by Senator Coburn. 4/10/2008 Amendment SA 4521 proposed by Senator Coburn. 4/10/2008 Amendment SA 4522 proposed by Senator Coburn. select this vote Vote 4/10/2008 Coburn Amdt. No. 4522 select this vote Vote 4/10/2008 Coburn Amdt. No. 4521 select this vote Vote 4/10/2008 Coburn Amdt. No. 4520 select this vote Vote 4/10/2008 Coburn Amdt. 4519 select this vote Senate Vote on Passage 4/10/2008 On Passage - Senate - S.2739 4/10/2008 Received in the House. 4/10/2008 Held at the desk. Presented to President 4/29/2008 Cleared for White House. 4/29/2008 Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. 4/29/2008 Considered under suspension of the rules. 4/29/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2739. 4/29/2008 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. 4/29/2008 Considered as unfinished business. currently selected House Vote on Passage 4/29/2008 On Passage - House - S 2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Under Suspension of the Rules Presented to President 5/01/2008 Presented to President. Signed 5/08/2008 Signed by President. Enacted 5/08/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-229. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote S. Amdt. 4519 Coburn, Thomas [R-OK] April 9, 2008 Failed by roll call vote on April 9, 2008. To require the transfer of certain funds to be used by the Director of the National Park Service to dispose of assets described in the candidate asset disposition list of the National Park Service.
select this vote S. Amdt. 4520 Coburn, Thomas [R-OK] April 9, 2008 Failed by roll call vote on April 9, 2008. To ensure that all individuals who reside, or own property that is located, in a proposed National Heritage Area are informed of the designation of the National Heritage Area.
select this vote S. Amdt. 4521 Coburn, Thomas [R-OK] April 9, 2008 Failed by roll call vote on April 9, 2008. To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.
select this vote S. Amdt. 4522 Coburn, Thomas [R-OK] April 9, 2008 Failed by roll call vote on April 9, 2008. To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by the Federal Government and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land.
S. Amdt. 4524 Nelson, Ben [D-NE] April 10, 2008 Offered on April 9, 2008. Amendment information not available.
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