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Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act

Introduced: May 25, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 7, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Jun 2, 2006
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
May 25, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 25, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the coastal areas of Clatsop County, Oregon, and Pacific County, Washington (also known as the North Beach Peninsula) and areas relating to Native American history, local history, Euro-American settlement culture, and related economic activities of the Columbia River within a corridor along such River eastward in Clatsop County and Pacific, Columbia, and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington, as the "Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area."

What's happening now September 7, 2006

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3035 Related bill Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 26, 2006
WU, DAVID
· May 25, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5485: Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5485/
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"H.R. 5485: Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5485/.
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H.R. 5485, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5485/.
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