Sponsor and status
Lisa Murkowski
Sponsor. Senior Senator for Alaska. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on October 5, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Murkowski Introduces Bill to Authorize Cooperative Management Agreements Between District of Columbia and the National Park Service”
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 23, 2017
“Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Passes Norton Bill for Improvements to Franklin Park and Other NPS-Owned D.C. Neighborhood Parks”
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Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0]
on May 17, 2018
“Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to Hold Hearing on Norton-Murkowski Bill to Allow D.C. to Work with NPS to Make Improvements to Franklin Park, Next Week”
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Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0]
on Feb 8, 2018
History
Oct 5, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
Jan 16, 2018
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Companion Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2897 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1956 (115th). |
Feb 14, 2018
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Considered by National Parks
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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S. 1956 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1956. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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