Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act

Bill: 108-s-164
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2003-01-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural labor
Agriculture and Food
Arizona
California
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Labor and Employment
Labor unions
Migrant labor
National parks
Nonviolence
West (U.S.)

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-15
text: Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study to determine: (1) appropriate methods for preserving and interpreting certain sites in Arizona, California, and other States that are significant to the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States; and (2) whether any of the sites meets the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a national historic landmark.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a resource study to determine: (1) appropriate methods for preserving and interpreting certain sites in Arizona, California, and other States that are significant to the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States; and (2) whether any of the sites meets the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a national historic landmark.
Requires the Secretary, in conducting such study, to consider the criteria for the study of areas of potential inclusion in the National Park System.
Requires the Secretary to report findings and recommendations to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations.
action_date: 2003-04-07
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 19, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a resource study to determine: (1) appropriate methods for preserving and interpreting certain sites in Arizona, California, and other States that are significant to the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States; and (2) whether any of the sites meets the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a national historic landmark.
Requires the Secretary, in conducting such study, to consider the criteria for the study of areas of potential inclusion in the National Park System.
Requires the Secretary to report findings and recommendations to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-04-08
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-04-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-04-07
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4910-4911; text as passed Senate: CR S4910-4911)
action_date: 2003-04-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4910-4911; text as passed Senate: CR S4910-4911)
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-20.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-20.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2003-03-04
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-14.
action_date: 2003-01-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced:  CR S850)
action_date: 2003-01-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S849-850)
action_date: 2003-01-15
text: Introduced in Senate