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H.R. 1694 · 111th Congress

Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 111th Congress ended.

RHD HoltSponsor
12 cosponsors · 12 D
EBD Blumenauer ECD Cummings JDD Dingell MHD Hinchey SID Israel JLD Langevin PMD Murphy DMD Maffei DPD Payne SRD Rothman PWD Welch JMD McGovern

11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Mar 24, 2009
  2. House Passed Apr 21, 2009

Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (the Act), with respect to the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program, to: (1) expand the current definition of "battlefield report" to include the report entitled "Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States"; and (2) expand the Program…

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Mar 2, 2010

Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (the Act), with respect to the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program, to: (1) expand the current definition of "battlefield report" to include the report entitled "Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States"; and (2) expand the Program to permit the acquisition not only of an "interest in an eligible site," but also an "eligible site."

Requires acquisitions of lands or interests under the Act to be from willing sellers only.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on related activities, including: (1) preservation carried out at the battlefields and associated sites identified in the battlefield report; (2) changes in their condition; and (3) other relevant developments related to such battlefields and sites.

Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary to provide grants under the Program through FY2019 for the protection of Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.

Latest action (Mar 2, 2010): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 302.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 24, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Mar 24, 2009
  2. House Passed Apr 21, 2009

No recorded floor vote found.