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HR 1220 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Historic sites and heritage areas Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act

Introduced: February 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Reauthorization 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,
  • the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and
  • the Oil Region National Heritage Area.
What's happening now March 23, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3435 Related bill National Heritage Area Authority Extension Act of 2021
  • S 3425 Related bill National Heritage Area Authority Extension Act of 2021
  • S 378 Related bill Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5 Republican 5
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· Feb 23, 2021
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Feb 23, 2021
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1220: Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1220/
MLA
"H.R. 1220: Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1220/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1220, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1220/.
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[H.R. 1220: Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1220/)
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