US HB1578 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Repeals provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York. The property and assets subject to the disposition of Plum Island shall be limited to conservation, education, and research purposes. The Department of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the historic Plum Island Light Station to evaluate its national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.
Title
Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] | Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] |
Rep. John Larson [D-CT] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] | Rep. Peter King [R-NY] |
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] | Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. |
2019-03-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation. |
2019-03-06 | House | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. |
2019-03-06 | House | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. |
2019-03-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB140 (Related) 2019-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Agricultural research
Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
New York State
Public lands and natural resources
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
New York State
Public lands and natural resources
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1578/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1578/BILLS-116hr1578ih.pdf |