StalledNext up: A senate committeeNo action in 8 months
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for review. No further actions or hearings have been scheduled at this time. It is considered active but has not yet moved beyond the committee stage.
While the bill has support from both of California's senators, many regional study bills are introduced each year and few make it through the entire legislative process.
How we got here
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 10460 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study on whether to create a new National Heritage Area along the California coast. The study would cover land in Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo counties.
A National Heritage Area is a place where natural, cultural, and historic resources combine to form a landscape that is important to the whole country. If the area is eventually designated, it could receive federal help for conservation and tourism.
The study will be done in partnership with the State of California, local organizations, and Tribal Governments. They will look at whether the region has the right historical features and local support to qualify for the special title.
This is only the first step in a long process. The study must be completed first, and then Congress would have to pass a separate law in the future to actually create the heritage area.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
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Nov 18, 2025Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8207)
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Nov 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
