Arkansas gets a history area for 15 years, then aid stops.
S. 5422 — Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area Act · Filed by Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill names a 17-county region in eastern Arkansas as the Arkansas Delta National History Area. Arkansas State University History Sites will run the area. The university must write a plan within 3 years. The nation will help pay for the area for 15 years. After 15 years, national money and support will end.
Who it affects
The 17 counties in eastern Arkansas will get national help for tourism and history work for 15 years. Arkansas State University History Sites will manage the area. After 15 years, the area may lose national support unless Congress votes to extend it.
One thing to notice
National help stops after 15 years unless Congress votes to keep it going. The bill does not say how much money the area will get.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,884 characters) on Sep 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,975 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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