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Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act

Introduced: October 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2004
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 21, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2004
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7262)
Sep 21, 2004
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7262)
Sep 21, 2004
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3257.
Sep 21, 2004
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7262-7263)
Sep 21, 2004
Mr. Pearce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 7, 2004
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386.
Sep 7, 2004
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-642.
Jul 14, 2004
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
Jul 14, 2004
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 14, 2004
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 9, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Oct 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Oct 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Oct 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Western Reserve Heritage Area in the Ohio counties of Trumbull, Mahoning, Ashtabula, Portage, Geague, Lake, Cuyahoga, Summit, Medina, Huron, Lorain, Erie, Ottawa, and Ashland.

What's happening now September 22, 2004

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3257: Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3257/
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"H.R. 3257: Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3257/.
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H.R. 3257, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3257/.
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