U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB4238: Endless Mountains National Heritage Area Act
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
A BILL To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area Act . SECTION 2. Designation of Endless Mountains National Heritage Area (a) Designation Section 6001(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( Public Law 116-9 ; 133 Stat. 768; 136 Stat. 6163) is amended by adding at the end the following: (14) Endless Mountains National Heritage Area (A) In general There is established as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, to consist of Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania, and any portions of other counties in the State of Pennsylvania identified in the feasibility study for the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area, the specific boundaries of which shall be established by the Secretary based on that feasibility study. (B) Local coordinating entity The Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Inc., shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). . (b) Management plan For the purposes of section 6001(c) of the …
Sponsors
- McCormick, David (R, SD-PA) · primary sponsor
- Fetterman, John (D)
Latest actions
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment 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, Land use and conservation, Pennsylvania
Common questions
- What is SB4238?
- SB4238 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Endless Mountains National Heritage Area Act.
- What does SB4238 do?
- In its own words: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB4238?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB4238?
- McCormick, David (R, SD-PA), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB4238?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4238
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