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Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991
Public Law 102-304 · H.R. 1642 · 102nd Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Jun 23, 1992 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX-27)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 323 yea, 8 nay323–8
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 - Establishes the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, Texas, to preserve the site of the first battle of the Mexican-American War.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and transmit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for such site.
Authorizes appropriations.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 102nd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 323 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
323 yea8 nay100 present or did not vote
Dimension 2
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative
Democrats who voted yea(200)
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-29- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16- Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-13
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-5- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- Rep. Michael KopetskiD-OR-5
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
- Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-9
- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-19
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17- Rep. Thomas AndrewsD-ME-1
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-23- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3- Rep. James JontzD-IN-5
- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. John CoxD-IL-16
- Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Joan HornD-MO-2
- Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Larry LaRoccoD-ID-1
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
- Rep. James BacchusD-FL-11
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-21- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-17
- Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
- Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1- Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-3- Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
- Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
- Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-15
- Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(123)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
- Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-27- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
- Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-14
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13- Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-4- Rep. Paul HenryR-MI-5
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
- Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-6
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
- Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. John WeberR-MN-2
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-31
- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-5
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
- Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Richard NicholsR-KS-5
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-13
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-44
- Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
- Rep. William ZeliffR-NH-1
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-24
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
- Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-40
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-43
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4
Rep. David DreierR-CA-33
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-38
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-14
Rep. Wayne AllardR-CO-4- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 118 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Jun 23, 1992Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-304.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 11, 1992PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 4, 1992FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 21, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 13, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 19, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 6, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 5, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 3, 1991FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 323 - 8 (Roll No. 122).House roll call 122
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Vento moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- May 22, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- May 14, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 7, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 22, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 22, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.