A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior should the establishment of a memorial to Thomas Paine on the National Park Service property in Constitution Gardens within the 1700 block of Constitution Avenue, N.W., in the District of Columbia, and that the memorial should specifically include the structure known as the "Canal House".
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (20 Oct 1998): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
What this bill does
S.Res. 311 is a Senate resolution expressing the Senate's opinion, rather than a binding law, on where a memorial to Thomas Paine should be located. It states that the Secretary of the Interior should support establishing this memorial—already authorized under an earlier law, Public Law 102-407—on National Park Service property in Constitution Gardens, in the 1700 block of Constitution Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C. It further specifies that the memorial should incorporate the existing structure known as the "Canal House," which would be used by the Thomas Paine National Historical Association U.S.A. Memorial Foundation as part of the memorial, with the details of that use worked out jointly by the National Park Service and the Foundation.
The resolution primarily affects the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service, which oversee federal land and historic structures in the District of Columbia, as well as the Thomas Paine National Historical Association U.S.A. Memorial Foundation, the private group associated with planning the memorial. Because it is a "sense of the Senate" resolution, it does not create new legal requirements or funding; it is meant to guide or encourage executive branch action already authorized under prior law.
The resolution was introduced by Senator Alfonse D'Amato on October 20, 1998, during the 105th Congress, and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. According to official records, it did not receive a vote and saw no further action, meaning it did not take effect.
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Official summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior should support the establishment of a memorial to Thomas Paine at a specified location in the District of Columbia that specifically includes the structure known as the "Canal House," as previously authorized by specified Federal law.
Timeline
20 Oct 1998
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Common questions
- What does S.Res. 311 do?
- S.Res. 311 is a Senate resolution expressing the Senate's opinion, rather than a binding law, on where a memorial to Thomas Paine should be located. It states that the Secretary of the Interior should support establishing this memorial—already authorized under an earlier law, Public Law 102-407—on National Park Service property in Constitution Gardens, in the 1700 block of Constitution Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C. It further specifies that the memorial should incorporate the existing structure known as the "Canal House," which would be used by the Thomas Paine National Historical Association U.S.A. Memorial Foundation as part of the memorial, with the details of that use worked out jointly by the National Park Service and the Foundation. The resolution primarily affects the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service, which oversee federal land and historic structures in the District of Columbia, as well as the Thomas Paine National Historical Association U.S.A. Memorial Foundation, the private group associated with planning the memorial. Because it is a "sense of the Senate" resolution, it does not create new legal requirements or funding; it is meant to guide or encourage executive branch action already authorized under prior law. The resolution was introduced by Senator Alfonse D'Amato on October 20, 1998, during the 105th Congress, and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. According to official records, it did not receive a vote and saw no further action, meaning it did not take effect.
- Has S.Res. 311 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S.Res. 311. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S.Res. 311?
- S.Res. 311 was sponsored by Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] (R-NY), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S.Res. 311?
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (20 Oct 1998).
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