Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act became law 220 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 164 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 16, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act
(Sec. 2) This bill redesignates the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
(Sec. 3) The bill establishes, as a unit of the National Park System, the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to commemorate the location of the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 between the U.S. government and leaders of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes. The Department of the Interior must: (1) establish the boundaries of the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial and to provide for its administration and interpretation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) coordinate with representatives of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes in providing for that interpretation.
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 43 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 472 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsHistoric sites and heritage areasMonuments and memorialsU.S. historyWashington StateWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Latest action
- Dec 18, 2015: Became Public Law No: 114-101.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 114th S. 2326 Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act D · Introduced