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H.R. 4202: Fort Ontario Study Act

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H.R. 4202: Fort Ontario Study Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Fort Ontario Study Act

Plain summary

Fort Ontario Study Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior, subject to appropriations, to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York, which was used as a military installation during the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the site's national significance, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

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Official text

Fort Ontario Study Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4202, Fort Ontario Study Act (2016-06-30)

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Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4202 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114