# 116-hr-6499: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6499, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6499
- Congress: 116
- Title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Introduced: 2020-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area in a border region of Texas as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor. The study area includes (1) the portion of the Rio Grande River and surrounding areas as generally depicted on the map titled Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor and dated April 2020; and (2) any other areas in Texas that have a shared heritage with the areas depicted on the map and are adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, those areas.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6499 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6499)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6499 (as of 2025-11-18).