A bill to establish a commission, in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, to further protect sites of importance in the historic efforts to secure equal rights for women.
Women's Progress Commemoration Act - Establishes the Women's Progress Commemoration Commission to, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and other appropriate Federal, State, and local public and private entities, prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that: (1) identifies sites of historical significance to the women's movement; and (2) recommends actions, under the National Historic Preservation Act and other law, to rehabilitate and preserve the sites and provide to the public interpretive and educational materials and activities at the sites.
Authorizes appropriations.
Requires the Secretary, after receipt of the Commission's report, to report to the Congress on the actions that have been taken to preserve the sites identified in the Commission's report as being of historical significance.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11821-11822)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11821-11822)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 105-396.
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 105-396.
Committee on Resources discharged.
Committee on Resources discharged.
Mr. Hansen asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10429-10430)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 105-341.
Became Public Law No: 105-341.
Enacted as Public Law 105-341
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