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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…

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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: February 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 from eastern and central Europe; (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 February 15, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 20, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 7, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1079: 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.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1079/
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"H.R. 1079: 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.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1079/.
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H.R. 1079, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1079/.
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