House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Act
Official title: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Harold Rogers R-KYWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 1, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 1, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10217.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 138, September 1, 2026, Page H5425):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 1, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10217, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10217
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 11, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harold Rogers.
- H.Res. 4 (119th) Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.
- H.Res. 874 (119th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Richard B. Cheney.
- H.R. 5342 (119th) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 8845 (119th) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Related bills
- H.R. 10016 (118th) Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.