Meanwhile, President Carter's Administration proposed legislation to create a national heritage program combining historic preservation and natural resources conservation programs. At about the same time, Seiberling introduced a new version of his bill that addressed solely historic preservation issues. He reintroduced versions of the legislation in succeeding Congresses. In 1984, Bennett introduced the bill again. What all of this shows, of course, is that once an issue gets popular, other Members want to get involved.
Members can also introduce identical bills or completely different ones addressing the same issue.
Once a bill is introduced, it is referred to one or more committees. Since 1977 the chairman of the Interior Committee has been Representative Udall, the only member now serving who was on the committee in 1966 when the NHPA was passed. Jackson who died in 1983. At his death, Jackson was the last member of the committee who had served in 1966 when the NHPA was passed. Legislation sometimes gets referred to more than one committee.