HR 307 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Preserving America’s Battlefields Act

Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Jody B. Hice R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 8, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Preserving America's Battlefields Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the American Battlefield Preservation Program to include (1) the preservation and protection of nationally significant battlefields of not only the Civil War but also the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and (2) the enhancement of visitors' experiences at those battlefields.

Cosponsors 102

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2019 to Jan 30, 2020, with 24 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalJan 8, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-MOBilly LongOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalJan 8, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalJan 8, 2019
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-CAPaul CookOriginalJan 8, 2019
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Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 8, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.
  2. Dec 8, 2020Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-627.
  3. Nov 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Nov 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  5. Nov 20, 2019Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 225Preserving America’s Battlefields ActIdentical billDec 12, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 8, 2020Reported in House
  2. Jan 8, 2019Introduced in House

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