H.R. 7489: Long Bridge Act of 2020
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H.R. 7489: Long Bridge Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Long Bridge Act of 2020
Plain summary
Long Bridge Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to convey to Virginia or the District of Columbia any federal land or interest in federal land under the jurisdiction of the NPS that is identified by Virginia or the District as necessary for the Long Bridge Project, a project to expand commuter and regional passenger rail service and provide bicycle and pedestrian access crossings over the Potomac River. The NPS may allow the temporary use of any federal land under the jurisdiction of the NPS that is identified by Virginia or the District as necessary for the construction of the Long Bridge Project.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · 12 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Ben Cline (R-VA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Jurisdiction
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7489.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr7489 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116