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S 2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Key Vote
John Boozman voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- May 8, 2008 Executive Signed
- April 29, 2008 House Bill Passed
- April 10, 2008 Senate Bill Passed
- March 10, 2008 Senate Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 8, 2008
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - April 29, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that extends federal immigration laws to the Northern Mariana Islands, grants the Northern Mariana Islands a delegate in the U.S. House, contains water projects around the United States, designates a wilderness protection area in the state of Washington, and creates heritage areas.
Highlight: -Establishes a 106,000 acre wilderness preservation known as the "Wild Sky Wilderness" in the state of Washington (Sec. 101). -Applies United States immigration laws and immigration-related labor laws to the Northern Mariana Islands (Sec. 702). -Establishes a commission to study the possible creation of a National Museum of the American Latino (Sec. 333). -Creates the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois (Sec. 443). -Creates the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in New York (Sec. 423). -Provides the Northern Mariana Islands with a non-voting delegate in the United States House of Representatives (Sec. 711). -Increases the powers of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, which is charged with establishing a permanent memorial for Former President Eisenhower (Sec. 332). -Expands the Minidoka Internment National Monument in Idaho to include the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial site in Baingridge, Washington (Sec. 313).
Note:
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - April 10, 2008
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - March 10, 2008
Title: Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
