An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes

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An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes

An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes

Act Details

An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1978-08-08 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 95 United States Congress by Joe Skubitz in relation with: Historic sites, Kansas, Public lands and natural resources.

An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 1978-10-19. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Interior and Insular Affairs (HSII)

Joe Skubitz, member of the US congress
Joe Skubitz, Republican, Representative from Kansas, district 5

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Jack Bascom Brooks, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 9
Frank Jefferson Horton, Republican, Representative, from New York, district 34
Arlan Ingehart Stangeland, Republican, Representative, from Minnesota, district 7
Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker, Republican, Representative, from Pennsylvania, district 16

Act Overview

Text of the An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation specified land and land interests and buildings in the city of Fort Scott Bourbon County Kansas and to establish such area as the Fort Scott National Historic Site.

Act Notes

  • [Note 1] An Act (like An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
  • [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
  • [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes)
  • [Note 4] A bill to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1978-08-08) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
  • [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
  • [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
  • [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
  • [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes submitted yet.

Historic sites
Kansas
Public lands and natural resources

Further Reading

  • “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
  • “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
  • “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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