United States · Bill · S
S. 1871 (103rd)
A bill to establish the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachussetts, and for other purposes.
Introduced
24 February 1994
Last action
2 August 1994 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held.
Sponsors
Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Establishes the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Park and to implement such plan. Authorizes appropriations.
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Timeline
24 February 1994
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 1994
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1870-1871)
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 1994
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 1994
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Source: Committee
21 July 1994
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, and Office of Management and Budget.
Source: Committee
2 August 1994
Committee
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 February 1994 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 February 1994
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 February 1994
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 February 1994
Sponsors
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1871
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/s/1871
- us · 103-s-1871 · source updated 24 March 2026