H.R. 6843 · 118th Congress

To expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.

Introduced on Dec 15, 2023 by Steve Scalise (R-LA-1). 4 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-177.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-177
Introduced
Dec 15, 2023
Cosponsors
4
1 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Geography and mapping
  • Historic sites and heritage areas
  • Land use and conservation
  • Louisiana

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Steve ScaliseR-LA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Dec 15, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 15, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Dec 15, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jun 24, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  5. Jun 27, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Sep 19, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  7. Sep 19, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 19, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Nov 14, 2024Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-736.
  10. Nov 14, 2024 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-736.
  11. Nov 14, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 621.
  12. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6278-6279)
  14. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6843.
  15. Dec 3, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6278)
  16. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6278)
  17. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 4, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  19. Dec 17, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Dec 17, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7079)
  21. Dec 18, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  22. Dec 23, 2024Presented to President.
  23. Dec 23, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  24. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  25. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  26. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-177.
  27. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-177.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. National Parks Conservation Association3 reports
    $609.1K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.