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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Sep 9, 2002
Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to revise the feasibility and suitability studies for the Oregon, Pony Express, California, and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trails for consideration of possible additions of specified routes as components of those Trails.
People & committees
Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R–NE
Legislative record
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11637-11639; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 11/19/2002 S11637-11638)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 576.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-259.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-259.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2897-2898)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2897-2898)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 37.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2897-2899)
Mr. Jones (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-89.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-89.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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