HR 359 United States House · 118th Congress

Fort San Gerónimo Preservation Act

HR 359, the Fort San Gerónimo Preservation Act, establishes Fort San Gerónimo del Boquerón near Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as a partnership with the National Park System to preserve this historic site listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bill designates Puerto Rico's Institute of Puerto Rican Culture as the managing entity, with the Secretary of the Interior providing only technical assistance - not property acquisition or operational control. Key provisions include requiring a management plan within three years, explicitly prohibiting the creation of buffer zones around the site, and ensuring no restrictions on adjacent private property owners' land use or activities. This act focuses solely on preservation coordination without altering existing rights or imposing new regulations on neighboring properties.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2024
House Passage
Nov 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 13, 2023 Last action Nov 21, 2024
Floor votes · House Nov 6, 2023

How they voted

359–24
Passed · 49 other
Total votes 432
Nov 6, 2023
D Democratic212
184 Yea 28
86% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican219
174 Yea 24 Nay 21
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Nov 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
upper
Nov 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
May 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
upper
Nov 7, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Nov 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 359 - 24 (Roll no. 600). (text: CR H5414-5415)
lower
Nov 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-263.
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors