HR1154-117 · 117th Congress
Signed
Signed Jan 5, 2023Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised of cities and counties in Virginia and counties in North Carolina as a National Heritage Area to be known as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area. The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the people and culture of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 291 politicians tracked
258
YEA
30
NAY
0
PRESENT
3
NOT VOTING
Dem YEA 143Rep NAY 30Rep YEA 115
BY PARTY · ✕ NAY ← | → YEA ✓
DEM
0
143
REP
30
115
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Which donor industries fund each side of the vote — total contributions from that industry to those members, all cycles · plus lobbying activity in affected industries
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
- 1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$165.9M
- 2. Securities & Investment$119.3M
- 3. Health Services$117.5M
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
- 1. Health Services$4.6M
- 2. Agriculture$4.6M
- 3. Lawyers & Lobbyists$4.5M
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
Dollar figures are each industry's total contributions to those members across all tracked cycles — not money given for this specific bill. Statistical patterns in public records; correlation, not causation.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
Recorded positions for tracked politicians
SPONSORS
1 COSPONSOR
DEMOCRATIC● 1 D
TRAIL AI
HR 1154, the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, establishes a national heritage area designation for the Great Dismal Swamp region and has been signed into law. The bill passed with 257 votes in favor and 30 opposed, with all Democratic votes in support and Republican votes splitting 114 to 30 in favor.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
INTRODUCEDFeb 18, 2021
PASSED SENATEDec 21, 2022
SIGNEDJan 5, 2023
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.