# 119-hres-1444: Expressing support for maintaining the designation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

119-hres-1444, Expressing support for maintaining the designation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-07-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1444
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for maintaining the designation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-31

## Summary

**Keep the Delaware Water Gap designated as a national recreation area to protect local access to outdoor activities.** The bill would oppose redesignating the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area as a national park and preserve and warns that such a change could limit recreational activities and strain nearby communities. - Visitors and families: Seeks to preserve local access to fishing, hunting, hiking, boating, camping, canoeing and other outdoor activities currently enjoyed in the area. - Local communities and businesses: Aims to avoid the infrastructure strain and financial and economic losses the resolution says could follow a redesignation. - Municipalities and gateway communities: Calls for continued cooperative, locally driven relationships instead of more centralized federal management. - Wildlife and conservation: Notes the area hosts rare, threatened, and endangered species and frames the recreation-area status as compatible with protecting those resources.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7352: PASTEUR Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6809: Alyssa’s Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-1444 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1444)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5334)
- [119-hr-7352: PASTEUR Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7352)
- [119-hr-6809: Alyssa’s Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6809)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1444 (as of 2026-07-31).