National Heritage Area Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 2, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Heritage Area Act of 2015
Establishes a system of National Heritage Areas through which the Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of the National Heritage Areas.
Specifies the criteria that Interior shall apply to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating proposed National Heritage Areas. States that designation of a National Heritage Area shall be by federal statute and contingent on the prior completion of a management plan and an affirmative determination by Interior that the area meets such criteria.
Sets forth requirements for National Heritage Area management plans.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2015 to Jul 5, 2016; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jan 30, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 30, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Feb 3, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2015 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 2, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 14, January 28, 2015, page H662.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Heritage Area Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
