Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
Latest action · Jul 20, 2022 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2021
- Passed HouseJul 19, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
This bill establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama, consisting of land in Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Washington, and Wilcox Counties.
The Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama shall prepare and submit a management plan for the heritage area.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2021 to Feb 3, 2022; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Feb 3, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 May 13, 2021Markup Oct 13, 2021Reported Jul 14, 2022 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2021Hearings Jun 15, 2021Discharged Oct 13, 2021 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2022 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jul 19, 2022Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1232, proceedings on H.R. 3222 are considered vacated.
- Jul 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 9 of H. Res. 1232, and the motion offered by Ms. DeLauro, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1286, as amended; H.R. 2024, as amended; H.R. 3222, as amended; H.R. 6337, as amended; and H.R. 7002, as amended. (consideration: CR H6859-6865; text: CR H6862-6864)
- Jul 18, 2022Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 18, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6691-6693; text: CR H6691-6693)
- Jul 18, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3222.
- Jul 18, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 14, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-411.
- Jul 14, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.
- Oct 13, 2021Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Oct 13, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 13, 2021Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 15, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- May 13, 2021Introduced in House
- May 13, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6890 | Terri A. Sewell D-AL | Jul 20, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6728, H6859Text printed H6731, H6862–H6864 | Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT | Jul 19, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6691–H6693Text printed H6691–H6693 | Jared Huffman D-CA, Yvette Herrell R-NM | Jul 18, 2022 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 31, 2022H.R. 3222, National Park Service LegislationAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 13, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 83, May 13, 2021, page H2316.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1643 | Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act | Identical bill | Oct 6, 2021 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2022Referred in Senate
- Jul 19, 2022Engrossed in House
- Jul 14, 2022Reported in House
- May 13, 2021Introduced 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.
