# 116-hr-5989: Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act

116-hr-5989, Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL); status Committee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5989
- Congress: 116
- Title: Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
- Status: Committee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2020-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act This bill establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama, consisting of land in Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Washington, and Wilcox Counties. The Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama shall prepare and submit a management plan for the heritage area.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] (R-AL), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.

## Sources
- [116-hr-5989 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5989)

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- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lew…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7799)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5989 (as of 2025-11-18).