HR 5243
98th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Americans in foreign countries
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics
Historic sites
International Affairs
Monuments and memorials
A bill to establish a commission to identify, designate, preserve, and protect cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings which are located abroad and which are associated with the foreign heritage of United States citizens.
Introduced: March 26, 1984
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Mar 26, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 26, 1984
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Establishes a commission to be known as the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. Requires the Commission to: (1) identify and publish a list of cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings abroad which are associated with the foreign heritage of U.S. citizens; (2) encourage the preservation and protection of such places by obtaining assurances from foreign governments that they will be preserved and protected; (3) support demonstration projects to help preserve and protect such places; and (4) prepare and disseminate reports on the condition of and progress toward preserving and protecting such places.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Committees of jurisdiction
2