HR 2933
110th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Armed Forces and National Security
Authorization
Civil War
Economics and Public Finance
History
Military history
Military parks
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2008
Everywhere this bill has been
19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2008
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1112.
Sep 25, 2008
Received in the Senate.
Sep 24, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 24, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/22/2008 H8493)
Sep 24, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/22/2008 H8493)
Sep 24, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9406)
Sep 22, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Young (AK) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 22, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2933.
Sep 22, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8493-8495)
Sep 22, 2008
Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 29, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 510.
Jul 29, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-792.
Jul 16, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 16, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 16, 2008
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Jul 10, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 5, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jun 28, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 28, 2007
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to authorize appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for the provision of grants under the battlefield acquisition grant program.
Eliminates the provision for the repealing of the Act on September 30, 2008.
What's happening now
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1112.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
16
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2933: Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2933/
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