B-47 Ridge Designation Act
Public Law 116-167 · S. 490 · 116th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Oct 13, 2020 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Jon Tester
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
B-47 Ridge Designation Act
This bill designates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, which is where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the "B-47 Ridge."
The bill permits the installing of a plaque on the ridge in memory of such crash.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 1267Identical billRelated bill
B–47 Ridge Designation Act
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Oct 13, 2020Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 116-167.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 6, 2020FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 21, 2020FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 490.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 18, 2020CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Feb 14, 2020FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Feb 13, 2020FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 12, 2020FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 17, 2019CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 12, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 14, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 14, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.