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HR 7471 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Coastal Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2022

Introduced: April 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 15, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Apr 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coastal Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a specified study area in Virginia as a National Heritage Area, which shall be known as the Coastal Virginia National Heritage Area.

What's happening now April 15, 2022

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
McEachin, A.
· Apr 7, 2022
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7471: Coastal Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7471/
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"H.R. 7471: Coastal Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7471/.
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H.R. 7471, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7471/.
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