United StatesInterior would study historic sites from two wars
If Congress provides money in advance, the Interior Secretary would study historic sites tied to two wars and report options for protecting or interpreting them.
What it does
The text sets 2036 as the date for a battlefield acquisition grant program, but the available text does not establish whether this changes the program’s current timeline.
The text authorizes $2 million each year through fiscal year 2036 for grants to interpret and restore battlefield sites.
If money is provided in advance, the Interior Secretary would study U.S. sites tied to nationally significant events in the French and Indian War and Mexican-American War, including threats and preservation options.
Argument forThe studies could help governments and preservation groups identify threatened sites and compare ways to protect or interpret them.
Argument againstStudies might not go forward if Congress does not provide money in advance, leaving sites without the requested review.
More detail
The text sets a 2036 date for a battlefield acquisition grant program. This date applies to the battlefield acquisition grant program named in title 54, section 308103(f). The text names 2036 in place of 2028.
The text authorizes $2 million per year for grants under two battlefield programs. The authorization covers grants under the battlefield interpretation modernization program and the battlefield restoration grant program. The authorization covers each fiscal year through fiscal year 2036.
The Interior Secretary would prepare or certify studies of sites tied to nationally significant events in two wars. The studies cover U.S. sites tied to nationally significant events in the French and Indian War (1754–1763) and the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). They would assess significance and threats, then describe preservation or interpretation options. The work depends on money provided in advance for this purpose. The Secretary may consult with governments, tribes, preservation groups, and others, or certify a study prepared by interested people or organizations. The Secretary must send studies conducted by the department to Congress within two years after funds become available. For outside studies, the Secretary must review them within one year of receipt and send certified studies to Congress within 180 days of certification.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Latest
- Jul 21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Jun 4Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 3Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3793-3794)
- Vote recorded Legislative vote recorded. Result: Passed.House
- Jun 3Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 13 (Roll no. 192).Passed House
- Jun 3Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 2Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 2Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3755-3757; text: CR H3755-3756)
- Jun 2DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7618.
- Jun 2At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 20Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-664.
- May 20Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578.
- Apr 21Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Apr 21Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 21Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 26Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 19Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Feb 20Introduced in House
- Feb 20Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced
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