A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated with respect to the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site.
Public Law 100-355 · H.R. 2203 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 28, 1988 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Lindy Boggs (D-LA-2)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Increases the authorization of appropriations for the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, District of Columbia.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) in order to provide a planning framework for the management, preservation, and interpretation of the site, to develop a statement for management, a statement for interpretation, a scope of collections statement, and a historical structures report; and (2) to transmit these documents to specified congressional committees.
Directs the National Park Service to enter into negotiations with the owner of the Sewall-Belmont House to prepare a revised cooperative agreement detailing each of the party's responsibilities and to transmit such agreement to the appropriate committees within 30 days after its execution.
Adds one member to the Delta Region Preservation Commission who shall have experience as a folklorist and who is familiar with the cultures of the region.
Authorizes appropriations for: (1) construction of the Saipan harbor project in the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) planning, design, and construction for replacement of the main breakwater and for dredging of the San Jose harbor on the Island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands. Applies specified cost-sharing provisions to the latter project, with specific consideration of possible defense uses of the harbor in determining project benefits.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Jun 28, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-355.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 17, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 14, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
- Jun 6, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- May 23, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 10, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- May 4, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 28, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 21, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 8, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 29, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.