Bills · 118th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced1/17/23
  2. Passed HousePassed 12/4/24
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 378–16 on December 4, 2024 (Roll Call 480 →). Received in the Senate on December 5, 2024. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 12/4/24Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic195 Yea · 0 Nay · 18 Not voting
  • Republican183 Yea · 16 Nay · 20 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement Act

This bill directs the National Park Service to assess the suitability and feasibility of adding the rest of Saratoga County and Washington County in New York to the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area in New York.

Full text on congress.gov ↗
Sponsor
Rep. Elise M. Stefanik ( Republican · NY-21)
Cosponsors
1
Introduced
1/17/23
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2025, it expires when the 118th Congress ends.

All actions (18)
  1. 1/17/23Introduced in House
  2. 1/17/23Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  3. 2/21/23Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  4. 6/27/24Subcommittee Hearings Held
  5. 11/20/24Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  6. 11/20/24Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. 11/20/24Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  8. 11/26/24Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-771.
  9. 11/26/24Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 637.
  10. 12/3/24Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  11. 12/3/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6279)
  12. 12/3/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 390.
  13. 12/3/24At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. 12/4/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6343)
  15. 12/4/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 16 (Roll no. 480). (text: 12/3/2024 CR H6279)
  16. 12/4/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 16 (Roll no. 480). (text: 12/3/2024 CR H6279)
  17. 12/4/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. 12/5/24Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.