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Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2008
To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes.
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- Short: Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2008 as reported to house.
- Official: To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007 as introduced.
6/28/2007--Introduced.
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the American Battlefield Protection Program until September 30, 2013. See Full Bill Text
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| June 28, 2007 | September 24, 2008 | | | |
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- Added to calendar on Oct 02, 2008: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1112..
- Sep 25, 2008: Received in the Senate.
- Passed by voice vote in the House on Sep 24, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/22/2008 H8493)
- Sep 24, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
- Passed by voice vote in the House on Sep 24, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Sep 22, 2008: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Young (AK) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Sep 22, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2933.
- Sep 22, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
- Sep 22, 2008: Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Added to calendar on Jul 29, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 510..
- Jul 29, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-792.
- Added to calendar on Jul 16, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent..
- Jul 16, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 16, 2008: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Jul 10, 2008: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jun 28, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced on Jun 28, 2007.
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HR 2933, sponsored by Representative Gary Miller, a Republican from California, reauthorizes the Civil War Battlefield Protection Program by extending it until FY 2013. Without the legislation, the program would expire at the end of the ...
... the US Goverment is considering a reform of the Endangered Species Act that could repeal the protection of animals on the list. There are currently a number of proposals in Congress that would severely weaken the ESA. - HR 2933 ...
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