S. 1378: National Historic Preservation Act Amendments Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2005-07-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-453.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-07-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-453. (final step reached)
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Official title

National Historic Preservation Act Amendments Act of 2006

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 20, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Historic Preservation Act Amendments Act of 2006 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) to: (1) continue providing for the coverage of funds into the Historic Preservation Fund through FY2015 pursuant to such Act; (2) modify membership and quorum requirements for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (3) allow agencies or private entities, other than the Department of the Interior, to provide financial and administrative services to the Council by agreement; (4) authorize the Council to enter into cooperative agreements with any federal agency that administers an NHPA grant or assistance program to improve program administration; and (5) authorize the Council to evaluate the effectiveness of such programs and make recommendations for improvement to agency heads, the President, and Congress.

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Official text

National Historic Preservation Act Amendments Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1378, National Historic Preservation Act Amendments Act of 2006 (2006-03-16); CBO cost estimate: S. 1378, National Historic Preservation Act Amendments Act of 2006 (2006-03-16)

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Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Quorum: The minimum number of members who must be present for a body to do official business.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s1378.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s1378 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109