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HR 2194 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Africa Cemeteries and funerals Europe Historic sites and heritage areas Land use and conservation Middle East Monuments and memorials U.S. history

To amend chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, to protect United States Heritage Abroad.

Introduced: April 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 9, 2019
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This bill requires the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad to (1) identify and publish a list of the cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings located abroad that are associated with the foreign heritage of U.S. citizens from the Middle East and North Africa; (2) allow unimpeded access to such sites that are in danger of deterioration or destruction; (3) obtain assurances from foreign governments that such sites in in those regions will be accessible, as well as in Eastern and Central Europe; (4) disseminate reports on the accessibility of such sites in all of those regions; and (5) disseminate reports on the condition of, and the progress toward, the preservation and protection of such sites in the Middle East and North Africa.

What's happening now April 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2194: To amend chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, to protect United States Heritage Abroad.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2194/
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"H.R. 2194: To amend chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, to protect United States Heritage Abroad.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2194/.
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H.R. 2194, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2194/.
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