US Congress House Bill 1621 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-05-11 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill modifies the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia to include the land and interests in land identified on the map titled "Petersburg National Battlefield Proposed Boundary Expansion," and dated March 2016. The Department of the Interior may acquire such land and interests by donation, purchase, exchange, or transfer only from willing sellers. The bill transfers from Interior to the Department of the Army administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.170 acres of land for the Fort Lee Military Reservation. The bill transfers from the Department of the Army to Interior administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.171 acres of land for the Battlefield. The transfers of administrative jurisdiction under this bill shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the transfers shall occur without reimbursement or consideration, (2) the land transferred to Interior shall be included within the boundary of the Battlefield, and (3) the land transferred to the Department of the Army shall be excluded from the boundary of the Battlefield.

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.

Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]

Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]

Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]

Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-11	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436.
2016-05-11	House	Committee on Armed Services discharged.
2016-05-11	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-562, Part I.
2016-03-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2016-03-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-03-15	House	Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
2016-03-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-11	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-08-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2015-04-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2015-03-25	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2015-03-25	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2015-03-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-03-25	House	Introduced in House

SB718 (Related) 2016-08-30 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 580.
HB4909 (Related) 2016-05-26 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1621/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1621/BILLS-114hr1621ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1621/BILLS-114hr1621rh.pdf