S. 3501 119th Congress Senate

Calumet National Heritage Area Act

Official title: A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Calu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Calumet National Heritage Area in the States of Indiana and Illinois, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 16, 2025 Introduced by: Todd Young Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Geography and mappingHistoric sites and heritage areasIllinoisIndiana

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 21, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Dec 16, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Dec 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now July 21, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Hearings & markups 1

Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, S.2498, …
Open Hearing Jul 21, 2026 · 4:30 PM EDT · National Parks Subcommittee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate
National Parks Subcommittee
Senate · subcommittee of Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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Cosponsors 3

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Dec 16, 2025

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Dec 16, 2025

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Dec 16, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3501: Calumet National Heritage Area Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3501/

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"S. 3501: Calumet National Heritage Area Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3501/.

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S. 3501, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3501/.

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