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substantiveSep 28, 2021 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 1154 — Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised.
  • House passed it on Sep 28, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act This act directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised of cities and counties in Virginia and counties in North Carolina as a National Heritage Area to be known as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area. The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the people and culture of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea391

Democrat: 218 · Republican: 173

Nay36

Republican: 36

Present0

Not Voting4

Democrat: 1 · Republican: 3

How each member voted (431)

Yea (391)

Nay (36)

Not Voting (4)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.