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H.R. 5168 · 107th CongressIn committee

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2002

Latest action. subcommitteeA smaller panel inside a standing committee with jurisdiction over a slice of its subject matter. Most hearings and the first markup usually happen here.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) on National Parks, Recreation and public landsLand owned by the federal government, about a quarter of the country, managed by agencies including the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and Park Service.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) Discharged. · September 12, 2002

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to review a certain specified study to determine whether specified land in North Carolina shall be designated as the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. Delineates certain elements the Secretary shall consider, including whether the area: (1) has resources that represent distinctive aspects of American heritage; (2) provides outstanding recreational and educational opportunities; (3) includes local and State governments and a variety of non-profit organizations, residents, and business interests that support such designation and have developed a conceptual financial plan; and (4) has a potential management entity to work with locals to support development consistent with continued local and State economic activity. Authorizes appropriations contingent on the area being designated as a heritage area, and limits the Federal assistance match to 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant provided.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on July 18, 2002. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
July 18, 2002
In committee
September 12, 2002
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
Composed from the official record
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

4 steps remain before this bill could become law.

The record's latest action, on September 12, 2002: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.

  1. Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
  2. Passage by the House
  3. Passage by the Senate
  4. The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?

Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.

In the 107th Congress (2001-02), 377 of the 9,126 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.1 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.

This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, 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.

A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.

Who is behind it?

CHARLES TAYLOR (R-NC) introduced it on July 18, 2002. No cosponsors are recorded.

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 July 18, 2002, 8821 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 8765 days ago, on September 12, 2002.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 107th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2003 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.

Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.

Vote history

  1. House
    In committee, no floor vote yet
  2. Senate
    Awaits House passage
  3. President
    Awaits both chambers
No recorded votes yet
No roll call in this Congress cites this bill. Most bills die in committee without ever reaching a recorded floor vote.