House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-132
To redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National Recreation Area as "World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills".
Became law on Dec 7, 1999.
Sponsor: Rep. Vito Fossella R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 1999
- Committee actionJun 9, 1999
- Passed HouseJun 30, 1999 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 19, 1999 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 30, 1999
- Became lawDec 7, 1999
Latest action: Dec 7, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-132.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 592.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 592, A bill to designate a portion of Gateway National Recreation Area as World War Veterans Park at Miller Field” on June 11, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 9, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11612
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 592, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/592
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5694ae8f4b38c8e1c76989689912281e55347bbfb0db08bc79fc2ec63838c142
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 592, An act to designate a portion of Gateway National Recreation Area as World War Veteran Park at Miller Field” on October 26, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 20, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 26, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11994
- CBO publication date
- October 26, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 592, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/592
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5694ae8f4b38c8e1c76989689912281e55347bbfb0db08bc79fc2ec63838c142
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 106-212 ↗; H. Rept. 106-188 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 2, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/212
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/188 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 592, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/592
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5694ae8f4b38c8e1c76989689912281e55347bbfb0db08bc79fc2ec63838c142
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats
6 of 14 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Julia Carson (D-IN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), William Jefferson (D-LA), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Wes Watkins (R-OK), Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Dave Weldon (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1256 (106th) Savings and Investment Relief Act of 1999
- H.R. 330 (106th) Economic Growth and Tax Freedom Act
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.