National Heritage Area Act of 2020
Sponsored By: Representative Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
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Summary
National Heritage Area Act of 2019 This bill establishes a National Heritage Areas System to recognize certain areas of the United States that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas' natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that illustrate significant aspects of U.S. heritage. Through such system, the Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of such areas. The system shall be comprised of such areas designated by Congress under this bill; such areas designated after enactment of this bill, unless the law designating the area exempts it from inclusion in the system; 49 specified areas; and any other national heritage areas designated before this bill's enactment. National heritage areas shall not be considered to be units of the National Park System. Interior shall (1) undertake studies as directed by Congress to assess the feasibility of designating proposed national heritage areas; (2) approve or disapprove the management plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for an area; and (3) evaluate the accomplishments of an area every 10 years after its designation and submit a recommendation on whether federal funding for such area should be continued, reduced, or eliminated.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 2/13/2019
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2019
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/14/2019
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Sponsored 2/14/2019
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 2/25/2019
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 2/25/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 2/25/2019
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 2/25/2019
Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/25/2019
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/25/2019
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/25/2019
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
IL • R
Sponsored 3/6/2019
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/6/2019
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 3/11/2019
Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/13/2019
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/13/2019
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/28/2019
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/4/2019
Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/12/2019
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/12/2019
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/12/2019
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 4/12/2019
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/12/2019
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/12/2019
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
GA • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
IL • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
IL • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]
MI • R
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
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Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 2/7/2019
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/30/2019
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/30/2019
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 4/30/2019
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/30/2019
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/30/2019
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/7/2019
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2019
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/8/2019
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2019
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 5/20/2019
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/3/2019
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/3/2019
Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
IA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2019
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2019
Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/10/2019
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/13/2019
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/18/2019
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/20/2019
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/20/2019
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/25/2019
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/10/2019
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
OK • R
Sponsored 7/24/2019
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/30/2019
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/10/2019
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 9/11/2019
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2019
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/8/2019
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 10/17/2019
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2019
Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4]
UT • D
Sponsored 10/30/2019
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/30/2019
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/30/2019
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2019
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/15/2019
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/15/2019
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/15/2019
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/15/2019
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 11/20/2019
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2019
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/20/2019
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/20/2019
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/22/2019
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/3/2019
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2019
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/3/2019
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2019
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/5/2019
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/5/2019
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/12/2019
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/12/2019
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 12/12/2019
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/19/2019
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/7/2020
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/7/2020
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 1/7/2020
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
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Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
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Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/14/2020
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 1/14/2020
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
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Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
FL • D
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
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Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26]
FL • D
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Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
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Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
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Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
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Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
GA • R
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Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
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Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
NY • D
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Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
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Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
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Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
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JOHN SHIMKUS
IL • R
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Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
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Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
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Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
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Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
NM • D
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Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
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Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
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Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
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