Nation’s Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act
Latest action · Oct 7, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act
This bill establishes the Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area in Florida. Such heritage area shall include natural watersheds in Nassau, Duval, St. Johns, and Flagler Counties.
The Nation's Oldest Port Heritage Area Alliance, Inc., shall serve as the coordinating entity for the heritage area and shall develop a management plan for it.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2019 to Sep 30, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Sep 27, 2019 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Sep 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 30, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Jul 30, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Jul 30, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Aug 7, 2020 |
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 Sep 27, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Oct 7, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Sep 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 2019Referred 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. 165, no. 157, September 27, 2019, page H8081.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2107 | Nation’s Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 14, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Nation’s Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Accounting and auditing
- Archaeology and anthropology
- Florida
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Historical and cultural resources
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Property rights
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private cooperation
- Tax-exempt organizations
- U.S. history
- Watersheds
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2019Introduced 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.
