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HR 6589 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Budget process Congressional oversight Government trust funds Historic sites and heritage areas Historical and cultural resources

Historic Preservation Enhancement Act

Introduced: February 3, 2022 Introduced by: Leger Fernandez, Teresa Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 3, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Historic Preservation Enhancement Act

This bill provides increased funding for and makes permanent the Historic Preservation Fund. This fund supports grants for states, tribes, localities, and nonprofits to carry out historic preservation activities.

Any amounts deposited in the fund shall be made available for expenditure without further congressional appropriation.

The President shall submit to Congress program allocations made available from the fund as part of the President's annual budget.

What's happening now April 28, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Republican 1
McEachin, A.
· Nov 10, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Aug 23, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 18, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 8, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · May 10, 2022
 R
Carey, Mike
Ohio · May 3, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 28, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Apr 4, 2022
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Mar 18, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 9, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Feb 3, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6589: Historic Preservation Enhancement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6589/
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"H.R. 6589: Historic Preservation Enhancement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6589/.
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H.R. 6589, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6589/.
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