United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 548 (111th)
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009
Introduced
15 January 2009
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Summary
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program, to assist and work in partnership with citizens, federal, state, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofits in the identification, research, evaluation, interpretation, and protection of historic battlefields and associated sites. Establishes a battlefield acquisition grant program under which the Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities to pay the federal share of the cost to acquire interests in eligible sites for the preservation and protection of those sites.
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8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 4 March 2009
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 4 March 2009
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 3 March 2009
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 3 March 2009
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 3 March 2009
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 January 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/548
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/548