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H.R. 7618119th CongressPublic Lands and Natural Resources
American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA) · 6 active : 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Where it standsBefore the House48 representatives score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedJun 3, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govAmerican 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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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.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Federal Lands · HouseDischarged from · Hearings by (subcommittee) · Referred to
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · SenateMarkup by · Referred to
- National Parks · SenateHearings by (subcommittee)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Government studies and investigations
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- U.S. history
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 10Swing 70–100
- 76Middle 30–70
- 14Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
6 activeShow all 6 cosponsors
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)
- Susie Lee (D-NV-3)
- Max L. Miller (R-OH-7)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA-7)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
