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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield located in Chemung County, New York, and the suitability and…

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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield located in Chemung County, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jan 19, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan 13, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 13, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield in Chemung County, New York (where the Battle of Newtown was fought on August 29, 1779, during the Revolutionary War), as well as the suitability and feasibility of the Battlefield's inclusion in the National Park System.

What's happening now January 19, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
McMahon, Michael
· Jan 13, 2010
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 13, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Jan 13, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 13, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4448: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield located in Chemung County, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4448/
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"H.R. 4448: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield located in Chemung County, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4448/.
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H.R. 4448, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4448/.
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[H.R. 4448: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield located in Chemung County, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4448/)
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