# 116-hr-7239: Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act

116-hr-7239, Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); 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-7239
- Congress: 116
- Title: Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Introduced: 2020-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act This bill reauthorizes in Pennsylvania through FY2036 the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and the Oil Region National Heritage Area. The bill eliminates the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

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- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-3207: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 Mill Street in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post O…
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7239 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7239)

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- [116-hr-4279: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Ma…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4279)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-3207: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 Mi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3207)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7239 (as of 2025-11-18).