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S 225 116th 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: January 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Dec 12, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 19, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-308.
Jan 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving America's Battlefields Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the American Battlefield Protection Program to 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, 2019

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 307 Identical bill Preserving America’s Battlefields Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 4 Republican 7 Independent 1
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Nov 12, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 30, 2019
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 30, 2019
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 28, 2019
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 7, 2019
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 30, 2019
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Mar 5, 2019
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 13, 2019
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 12, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 30, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 225: Preserving America’s Battlefields Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-225/
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"S. 225: Preserving America’s Battlefields Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-225/.
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S. 225, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-225/.
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