3.0.0 3505 2023-01-11T13:41:19Z 2023-01-11T13:41:19Z Senate S 2018-09-26 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Hearings by 2018-12-12T15:00:44Z Referred to 2018-09-26T16:45:40Z Preserving America's Battlefields Act 115 6108 HR 2018-12-11 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2018-12-12 sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. Committee 2018-09-26 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2018-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA N K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2018-09-26 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2018-09-26 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2018-09-26 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2018-10-10 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2018-11-14 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-11-14 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-11-14 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Conflicts and wars Historic sites and heritage areas Military history U.S. history Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2018-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2018-12-14T15:41:48Z Preserving America's Battlefields Act

This bill reauthorizes though FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002. Specifically, the Act's purposes shall include:

  • the preservation and protection of nationally significant battlefields of not only the Civil War but also the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and
  • the enhancement of visitors' experiences at those battlefields.
]]> Preserving America's Battlefields Act Display Title Preserving America's Battlefields Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for partnerships among State and local governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at nationally significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Preserving America's Battlefields Act Introduced in Senate 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3505is/xml/BILLS-115s3505is.xml 2018-12-12 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. 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.