HR 7618
American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
Summary
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.) The bill also requires the NPS to prepare or certify studies of locations tied to significant events during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) and the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) for potential preservation.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Jennifer A. Kiggans [R-VA-2]
- Cosponsors
- 6
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- 2026-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-07-21: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2026-06-04: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2026-06-03: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-06-03: 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).
- 2026-06-03: Passed/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).
- 2026-06-03: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3793-3794)