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S 955 110th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Arts, Culture, Religion Commemorations Cultural property Government Operations and Politics Historic sites History Illinois Lincoln Administration

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Act

Introduced: March 21, 2007 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2008
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
Sep 17, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.
Sep 17, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-177.
Jul 25, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 12, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-158.
Mar 21, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3529-3531)
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois, which shall include: (1) a core area in central Illinois comprising 42 counties; (2) any sites, buildings, and districts within the core area that are recommended in the management plan; and (3) specified related historic sites, museums, and places, including the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, the Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum.

Directs the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition to submit a management plan for the Area.

What's happening now June 11, 2008

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2739 Related bill Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 955: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-955/
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"S. 955: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-955/.
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