Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2003
Latest action. Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2003 - Establishes the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in North Carolina and designates the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership as its management entity. Directs the Partnership to submit for approval by the Secretary of the Interior a management plan, which shall contain recommendations and strategies for the conservation, funding, management, and development of the Area. Prohibits the Partnership from using Federal funds to acquire real property. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance and financial assistance to the Partnership for developing and implementing the management plan.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on April 10, 2003. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
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The record's latest action, on April 16, 2003: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 108th Congress (2003-04), 498 of the 8,623 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
CHARLES TAYLOR (R-NC) introduced it on April 10, 2003, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 2 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 10, 2003, 8555 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 8549 days ago, on April 16, 2003.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 108th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2005 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseExecutive Comment Requested from Interior.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action