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HR 7239 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Historic sites and heritage areas Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act

Introduced: June 18, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 18, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act

This bill reauthorizes in Pennsylvania through FY2036

  • the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area,
  • the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area,
  • the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor,
  • the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and
  • the Oil Region National Heritage Area.

The bill eliminates the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for

  • the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area,
  • the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and
  • the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area.
What's happening now July 14, 2020

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4009 Identical bill Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 5
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jun 18, 2020
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 2020
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 2020
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Jun 18, 2020
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 2020
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 2020
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7239: Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7239/
MLA
"H.R. 7239: Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7239/.
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H.R. 7239, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7239/.
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[H.R. 7239: Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7239/)
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