Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 646.
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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 18, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Nov 18, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2025Markup Jul 29, 2026Reported Sep 17, 2026 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 21, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Sep 17, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 646.
- Jul 29, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 21, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Nov 18, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8207)
- Nov 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8207 | Alex Padilla D-CA | Nov 18, 2025 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 22, 2026S. 3194, Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 17, 2026
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5555 | Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act | Identical bill | Mar 18, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2026Reported to Senate
- Nov 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
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.
