S. 997: Montana Cemetery Act of 2006
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S. 997: Montana Cemetery Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2005-05-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Held at the desk.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-05-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Montana Cemetery Act of 2006
Plain summary
Montana Cemetery Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Regional Forester, Northern Region, Missoula, Montana, to convey by quitclaim deed for no consideration to Jefferson County, Montana, the parcel of National Forest System land known as the Elkhorn Cemetery to be used as a county cemetery and managed in consideration of its historical and cultural values.
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Official text
Montana Cemetery Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 997, Montana Cemetery Act of 2005 (2006-06-01); CBO cost estimate: S. 997, Montana Cemetery Act of 2005 (2006-06-01)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s997.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>
Record fed-us-cong109-s997 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109