{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moores-bear-river-national-heritage-area-study-act-passes", "Congressman Blake Moore\u2019s Bear River National Heritage Area Study Act Passes the House of Representatives", "2021-11-02", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Blake D. Moore", "M001213", "blakemoore.house.gov", "blakemoore", "https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON -- Today, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 399 to 23, the House of Representatives passed the Bear River National Heritage Area Study Act. Representative Moore introduced this legislation earlier this year in order to require the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Bear River Heritage Area in Utah and Idaho\u2019s historic Bear River region, allowing local communities in the Bear River area to protect important elements of their heritage and promote the area\u2019s tourism industry.\n\n\u201cI am immensely proud that the House passed the Bear River National Heritage Area Study Act today,\u201d said Congressman Blake Moore. \u201cAs I have worked closely with communities in the Bear River Basin, I have been struck by the historical significance this region brings to our state and nation\u2019s story. Ensuring that this history can be fully preserved and remembered will promote tourism and shine a light on the local heritage.\u201d\n\nThe Bear River Heritage Area includes seven counties between northern Utah and southeastern Idaho. This bill was originally cosponsored by Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID).\n\nThe full bill text can be found here. This is Congressman Moore\u2019s first piece of legislation he has independently led to pass the House.\n\nThe Bear River Heritage Study Act has received broad support from several groups, organizations, and individuals including:\n\nBear River Association of Governments\n\nCache Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum\n\nCache Valley Center for the Arts\n\nCache Valley Chamber of Commerce\n\nCache Valley Visitors Bureau\n\nCity of St. Charles, Idaho\n\nFolklore Society of Utah\n\nFranklin Relic Hall Museum & Historical Site\n\nFriends United for Bear Lake\n\nGail Griswold, exhibit designer\n\nIdaho Commission on the Arts\n\nLisa Gabbert, Associate Professor of Folklore and American Studies at Utah State University\n\nRandy Williams of the Utah Humanities Board of Trustees and Cache Refugee and Immigrant Connection Board\n\nSoutheast Idaho High Country Tourism\n\nStokes Nature Center\n\nUtah Cultural Alliance", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moores-bear-river-national-heritage-area-study-act-passes"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.508587971329689, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}