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A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2019 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 8, 2019
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This bill allows the Department of the Interior to designate annually at least one city in a state or U.S. territory as an American World War II Heritage City in order to recognize, and ensure the continued preservation and importance of, the history of the involvement of the United States in World War II.

What's happening now January 8, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 56: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-56/
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"S. 56: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-56/.
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S. 56, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-56/.
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[S. 56: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-56/)
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