House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
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- IntroducedOct 28, 2025
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Oct 28, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5852.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KEAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 179, October 28, 2025, Pages H4559-H4560):The U.S. Constitution: Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 28, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5852, 119th Congress
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- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
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- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Kean.
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- H.R. 6322 (119th) Stop Stealing our Chips Act
- H.R. 5584 (119th) LIFT AI Act
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