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Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act

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A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.

Introduced: March 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 302.
Mar 2, 2010
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 111-152.
Dec 16, 2009
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Jul 15, 2009
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Apr 22, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 21, 2009
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Apr 21, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 21, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4528)
Apr 21, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4528)
Apr 21, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1694.
Apr 21, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4528-4530)
Apr 21, 2009
Mrs. Christensen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 30, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (the Act), with respect to the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program, to: (1) expand the current definition of "battlefield report" to include the report entitled "Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States"; and (2) expand the Program to permit the acquisition not only of an "interest in an eligible site," but also an "eligible site."

Requires acquisitions of lands or interests under the Act to be from willing sellers only.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on related activities, including: (1) preservation carried out at the battlefields and associated sites identified in the battlefield report; (2) changes in their condition; and (3) other relevant developments related to such battlefields and sites.

Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary to provide grants under the Program through FY2019 for the protection of Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields.

What's happening now March 2, 2010

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 302.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1168 Related bill A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the R…
  • HR 146 Identical bill Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 24, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1694: A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1694/
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"H.R. 1694: A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1694/.
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H.R. 1694, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1694/.
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