S815Reported by Committee
A bill to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater".
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-03
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Mark R. Warner
Democrat · VA · Senator
Votes with party: 78.1% (875 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/W000805
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
2026-07-23
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReported By · 2026-07-23
Previously
- Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-03-04
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesMarkup By · 2026-03-04
- Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-03
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-03-03
Plain-English Summary
This bill designates the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center, located at 700 Foothills Road in Galax, Virginia, as the Rick Boucher Amphitheater.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Arts, Culture, Religion
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 815 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 815 To designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the ``Rick Boucher Amphitheater''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 3, 2025 Mr. Warner (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the ``Rick Boucher Amphitheater''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE RICK BOUCHER AMPHITHEATER. (a) Designation.--The outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center, located at 700 Foothills Road, Galax, Virginia, a facility within the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is a unit of the National Park System, shall be known and designated as the ``Rick Boucher Amphitheater''. (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the outdoor amphitheater referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Rick Boucher Amphitheater''. <all>
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