H.R. 622: American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act

Introduced:
Feb 12, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Del. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP0]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Progress
Introduced Feb 12, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 12, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

58% chance of getting past committee.
17% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
7 cosponsors (6D, 1R) (show)
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House Natural Resources

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Full Title

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park located in Saipan, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Feb 12, 2013.
3 pages

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2/12/2013--Introduced.
American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, using existing facilities instead of developing new facilities, to develop an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park on the island of Saipan. Requires the annex to be used to interpret the important aspects of the North Field Tinian by highlighting the historic events related to the Mariana Islands Campaign during World War II and to serve as a curatorial storage of artifacts of World War II.

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