House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-419
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Became law on Dec 20, 2006.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 26, 2005
- Committee actionMay 18, 2005
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2005 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 7, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2006
- Became lawDec 20, 2006
Latest action: Dec 20, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-419.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 394.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 394, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Col James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...inclusion...Nat'l Park Sys as part of the Minute Man Nat'l His” on May 24, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 24, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16539
- CBO publication date
- May 24, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 394, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2ef19c59b11e661dc5a4b1e98c4bdb9f5e054cdf69a05bb94583de497f4603b7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 394, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Col James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...inclusion...Nat'l Park Sys as part of the Minute Man Nat'l His” on May 24, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 24, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16539
- CBO publication date
- May 24, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 394, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2ef19c59b11e661dc5a4b1e98c4bdb9f5e054cdf69a05bb94583de497f4603b7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 394, An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the” on May 31, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17805
- CBO publication date
- May 31, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 394, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2ef19c59b11e661dc5a4b1e98c4bdb9f5e054cdf69a05bb94583de497f4603b7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 394, An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the” on May 31, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17805
- CBO publication date
- May 31, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 394, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2ef19c59b11e661dc5a4b1e98c4bdb9f5e054cdf69a05bb94583de497f4603b7
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. 109-311 ↗; H. Rept. 109-135 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/311
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/135 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 394, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2ef19c59b11e661dc5a4b1e98c4bdb9f5e054cdf69a05bb94583de497f4603b7
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Vote results
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Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.