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H.R. 5853 116th Congress House

Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp N… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Government studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasNorth CarolinaVirginiaWetlands
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Feb 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 11, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 21, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised of cities and counties in Virginia and counties in North Carolina as a National Heritage Area to be known as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.

The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the people and culture of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Butterfield, G. K.
· Feb 11, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Feb 11, 2020
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Feb 11, 2020
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5853: Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5853/
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"H.R. 5853: Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5853/.
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