United States · Bill · S
S. 2296 (117th)
Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act
Introduced
24 June 2021
Last action
6 October 2021 · Committee
Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-450.
Sponsors
Mark Warner, Timothy Kaine
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
28 May 2026
Summary
Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act This bill establishes the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in Virginia. The bill includes in the heritage area land between the Potomac River and Rappahannock River of the eastern coastal region of Virginia, including King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties. The bill designates the Northern Neck Tourism Commission, a working committee of the Northern Neck Planning District Commission, as the local coordinating entity for the heritage area. The Northern Neck Tourism Commission shall submit a proposed management plan for the heritage area to the Department of the Interior for approval.
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Timeline
24 June 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
6 October 2021
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-450.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 June 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 June 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 June 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 June 2021
Sponsors
- Mark Warner · D · Sponsor
- Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2296
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/2296
- us · 117-s-2296 · source updated 28 May 2026