Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Enforcement Act - Amends federal law which authorized construction of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. to require the Center to be located in the triangular area between Henry Bacon Drive, NW, 23rd Street, NW, Constitution Avenue, NW, and the Lincoln Memorial.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4882 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4882
To ensure the proper remembrance of Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam
War by providing a deadline for the designation of a visitor center for
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 7, 2006
Mr. Pombo (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pearce, and Mrs. Christensen)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Resources
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A BILL
To ensure the proper remembrance of Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam
War by providing a deadline for the designation of a visitor center for
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor
Center Deadline Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEADLINE.
Section 6 of Public Law 96-297 (as added by Public Law 108-126) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Deadline.--Notwithstanding any other law, the visitor center
authorized by subsection (a) shall be located in the open land in the
triangular land area between Henry Bacon Drive, 23rd Street,
Constitution Avenue, and the Lincoln Memorial, and final approval of
the visitor center shall occur no later than 30 days following
enactment of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Deadline
Enforcement Act.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 0.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-400.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-400.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 218.
Mr. Pearce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1137-1139)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4882.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1162-1163)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 4 (Roll no. 68).(text: CR H1137)
Roll Call #68 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 4 (Roll no. 68). (text: CR H1137)
Roll Call #68 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.