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S. 490 · 116th Congress

B-47 Ridge Designation Act

Law · 116-167 · Oct 13, 2020
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  1. Senate Introduced Feb 14, 2019
  2. Senate Passed Feb 12, 2020
  3. House Passed Sep 21, 2020
  4. President To the President Oct 6, 2020
  5. President Signed Oct 13, 2020
  6. Law Oct 13, 2020

This bill designates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, which is where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the "B-47 Ridge."

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 13, 2020

B-47 Ridge Designation Act

This bill designates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, which is where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the "B-47 Ridge."

The bill permits the installing of a plaque on the ridge in memory of such crash.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: B-47 Ridge Designation Act

Also known as: B–47 Ridge Designation Act

Latest action (Oct 13, 2020): Became Public Law No: 116-167.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 14, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Feb 14, 2019
  2. Senate Passed Feb 12, 2020
  3. House Passed Sep 21, 2020
  4. President To the President Oct 6, 2020
  5. President Signed Oct 13, 2020
  6. Law Oct 13, 2020

No recorded floor vote found.