U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB2801: Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area Study Authorization Act
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area Study Authorization Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds that-- (1) Canterbury Shaker Village, which was established in 1792, has played a prominent role in the history of the United Society of Believers, commonly known as the Shakers , which was the longest-lived and most successful of the several utopian experiments of the 19th century in the United States; (2) the advent and growth of the Shaker movement was a significant component of a transformational religious and social fervor in the United States-- (A) which is known as the Second Great Awakening ; and (B) that led to the development of a number of churches and sects that diversified and enriched the society of the United States; (3) the Shakers-- (A) were a communal and celibate religious group that saw work, music, and dance as worship; (B) practiced equality of the sexes, pacifism, and technological invention; and (C) by withdrawing from the larger society, developed a refined and aesthetically significant expression of architecture, decorative arts, and utilitarian objects that are now …
Sponsors
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH) · primary sponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R)
Latest actions
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas, Public Lands and Natural Resources, New Hampshire, Government studies and investigations, Religion
Common questions
- What is SB2801?
- SB2801 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area Study Authorization Act.
- What does SB2801 do?
- In its own words: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB2801?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2801?
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB2801?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2801
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