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H.R. 2092: Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009

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H.R. 2092: Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-04-23 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-04-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Message on Senate action sent to the House. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 22, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009 - Amends the National Children's Island Act of 1995 to allow the District of Columbia to use the lands conveyed (Kingman and Heritage Islands) and the related easements granted under such Act in accordance with a specified Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan and a Comprehensive Plan. (Thus expands allowable uses for them by the District.) Revises the terms of the reversionary interest of the United States in such properties and easements. Repeals the conditions for reversion with respect to: (1) failure to commence improvements in or operation of the recreational park; or (2) abandonment or nonuse of the park after completion of construction and commencement of operation. States that title in the Islands and the related easements shall revert back to the United States 60 days after the Secretary of Interior notifies the District in writing that a portion of the District is not using them for the recreational, environmental, or educational purposes of the National Children's Island, in accordance with the Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan or the Comprehensive Plan.

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Official text

Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2092, Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009 (2009-09-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2092, Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009 (2009-09-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2092, Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009 (2010-05-24); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2092, Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009 (2010-05-24)

Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr2092 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111