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HR 1161 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Historic sites and heritage areas Illinois Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents U.S. history

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

Introduced: February 6, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

This bill amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to add Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County in Illinois to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.

What's happening now March 2, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1460 Related bill Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017
  • S 1160 Related bill Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 2
UPTON, FRED
· Sep 6, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 5, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Feb 16, 2018
Denham, Jeff
· Feb 6, 2018
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 16, 2017
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Feb 16, 2017
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Feb 16, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1161: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1161/
MLA
"H.R. 1161: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1161/.
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H.R. 1161, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1161/.
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