[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1775 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 223
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1775

                          [Report No. 108-689]

To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the oak tree as the 
                  national tree of the United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2003

   Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Goss, and Mr. 
   Osborne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                           September 17, 2004

 Additional sponsors: Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
 Saxton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crane, Mrs. 
   Emerson, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
                Goode, and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia

                           September 17, 2004

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the oak tree as the 
                  national tree of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL TREE.

    (a) Designation.--Chapter 3 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 305. National tree
    ``The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the oak tree, is the 
national tree.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such title is amended--
            (1) in the table of contents for part A of subtitle I, by 
        striking ``, and March'' and inserting ``March, and Tree'';
            (2) in the chapter heading for chapter 3, by striking ``, 
        AND MARCH'' and inserting ``MARCH, AND TREE''; and
            (3) in the table of sections for chapter 3, by adding at 
        the end the following:

``305. National tree.''.




                                                 House Calendar No. 223

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1775

                          [Report No. 108-689]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the oak tree as the 
                  national tree of the United States.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 17, 2004

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed