HR 5125
107th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Armed Forces and National Security
Authorization
Civil War
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Grants-in-aid
Historic sites
History
Land transfers
Military history
Military parks
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002
Everywhere this bill has been
24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-359.
Dec 17, 2002
Signed by President.
Dec 10, 2002
Presented to President.
Nov 20, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2002
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11652-11655)
Nov 20, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11652-11655)
Oct 8, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.
Oct 8, 2002
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. Without written report.
Oct 2, 2002
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 1, 2002
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 2002
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6874-6875)
Oct 1, 2002
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6874-6875)
Oct 1, 2002
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5125.
Oct 1, 2002
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6874-6875)
Oct 1, 2002
Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 1, 2002
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.
Oct 1, 2002
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-710.
Sep 12, 2002
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
Sep 12, 2002
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 12, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 23, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jul 23, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Jul 15, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 15, 2002
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002 - Amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program, to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program under which the Secretary may provide grants to a State or local government (eligible entity) to pay the Federal share of the cost of acquiring interests in eligible sites for the preservation and protection of those sites.
Permits an eligible entity to acquire an interest in an eligible site using a grant in partnership with a nonprofit organization. Subjects acquired property to the prohibition against conversion to other than public outdoor recreation uses, without the Secretary's approval.
Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report that updates the Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields to reflect preservation activities and changes in the condition of the 384 battlefields.
Extends the American Battlefield Protection Program through FY 2008.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 107-359.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
2
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