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H.R. 3511: Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2010

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H.R. 3511: Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2009-07-31 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 274.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-07-31 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 274. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2010

Plain summary

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct a multipurpose visitor facility in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for the interpretation and public education and enjoyment of the marine environment within the boundaries of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument.

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Official text

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2010

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · 38 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3511, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2009 (2010-05-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3511, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2009 (2010-05-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), James A. Himes (D-CT), Al Green (D-TX), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jim Costa (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
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.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr3511 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111