US Congress House Bill 6499 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area in a border region of Texas as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor. The study area includes (1) the portion of the Rio Grande River and surrounding areas as generally depicted on the map titled Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor and dated April 2020; and (2) any other areas in Texas that have a shared heritage with the areas depicted on the map and are adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, those areas.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.

Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]

Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2020-04-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2020-04-14	House	Introduced in House

SB47 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Became Public Law No: 116-9. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6499/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6499/BILLS-116hr6499ih.pdf