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S 3505 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Conflicts and wars Historic sites and heritage areas Military history U.S. history

Preserving America's Battlefields Act

Introduced: September 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Dec 12, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535.
Sep 26, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 26, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving America's Battlefields Act

This bill reauthorizes though FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002. Specifically, the Act's purposes shall include:

  • 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
  • the enhancement of visitors' experiences at those battlefields.
What's happening now December 12, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6108 Identical bill Preserving America's Battlefields Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Nov 14, 2018
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 14, 2018
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Oct 10, 2018
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 26, 2018
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3505: Preserving America's Battlefields Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3505/
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"S. 3505: Preserving America's Battlefields Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3505/.
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S. 3505, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3505/.
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