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House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

National Heritage Area Act of 2015

H.R. 581Introduced Jan 28, 2015Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Dent R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 581.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 581, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

45 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 26 Democrats

26 of 45 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Sam Graves (R-MO), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Henry Johnson (D-GA), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), David Loebsack (D-IA), Sean Maloney (D-NY) and 15 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Dent.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-15 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.