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HR 5724 109th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Commemorations Historic sites History Illinois

Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act of 2006

Introduced: June 29, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Jul 7, 2006
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 29, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act of 2006 - Establishes the Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area in Illinois. Designates the Southern Illinois University Carbondale as the management entity for the Area.

What's happening now July 7, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2985 Identical bill Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
Bean, Melissa
· Jun 29, 2006
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Jun 29, 2006
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 29, 2006
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Jun 29, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 29, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5724: Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5724/
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"H.R. 5724: Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5724/.
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H.R. 5724, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5724/.
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