Bills · 119th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026

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Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 6/3/26Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic207 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Not voting
  • Republican196 Yea · 13 Nay · 8 Not voting
  • Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026

This bill extends through FY2036 three National Park Service (NPS) grant programs that preserve U.S. battlefields and requires the NPS to study additional sites for potential preservation.

Specifically, the bill extends through FY2036 grant programs for the acquisition, interpretation modernization, and restoration of certain U.S. battlefields. (Under current law, the grants are authorized through FY2028.)

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Sponsor
Rep. Jennifer A. Kiggans ( Republican · VA-2)
Cosponsors
6
Introduced
2/20/26
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Status
2/20/26Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2/20/26Introduced in House
3/19/26Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
3/26/26Subcommittee Hearings Held
4/21/26Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
4/21/26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
4/21/26Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
5/20/26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578.
5/20/26Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-664.
6/2/26At 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.
6/2/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7618.
6/2/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3755-3757; text: CR H3755-3756)
6/2/26Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
6/3/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6/3/26On 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).
6/3/26Passed/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).
6/3/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3793-3794)
6/4/26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
7/21/26Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.