3.0.0 4915 2023-01-11T13:31:39Z 2023-01-11T13:31:39Z House HR 2016-04-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 4915.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H1635]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2016-04-18T21:55:03Z Referred to 2016-04-12T18:02:25Z 2016-04-18 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2016-04-12 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-04-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E416-417) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2016-04-12 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2016-04-13 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight District of Columbia Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas Maryland Military history Parks, recreation areas, trails U.S. history Virginia Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2016-04-12 Introduced in House 2016-07-18T22:01:55Z Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act

This bill designates as the Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park the defenses constructed at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 as a ring of fortifications in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and northern Virginia to protect the nation's capital.

The park shall include all areas associated with the Civil War defenses of Washington currently owned by the federal government and under the administration of the National Park Service, including Battleground National Cemetery.

Certain eligible sites and certain additional sites associated with the Civil War defenses of Washington may become affiliated with the park pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this bill.

The Department of the Interior shall study and consider creative and cost-effective ways to facilitate how the storied history of the Civil War for both the North and the South, including the history of the defenses of Washington and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, can be assembled, arrayed, and conveyed for the benefit of the public.

]]> Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act Display Title Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act Official Title as Introduced To designate the Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park comprised of certain National Park System lands, and by affiliation and cooperative agreements other historically significant resources, located in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, that were part of the Civil War defenses of Washington and related to the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, to study ways in which the Civil War history of both the North and South can be assembled, arrayed, and conveyed for the benefit of the public, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act Introduced in House 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4915ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4915ih.xml 2016-04-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.