Subject Military history | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HB520 | Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for the commemoration and interpretation of the role of the Buffalo Soldiers (African-American troops who, in the late 19th century and ear... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 56. |
| US | HB1208 | Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Manhattan Project National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, which may be composed of specified facilities, lands, or interests in one or more eligible areas or par... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 42. |
| US | SB225 | Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for the commemoration and interpretation of the role of the Buffalo Soldiers (African-American troops who, in the late 19th century and ear... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| US | SB305 | Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests within the area identified as the modified core battlefield for the Port Gibson, Champion Hill, and Raymond batt... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. |
| US | SB507 | Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Manhattan Project National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, which may be composed of specified facilities, lands, or interests in one or more eligible areas or par... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. |
| US | SB916 | American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | SB926 | National Guard Youth Education Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | HB588 | Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. (Fund) to acknowledge donor contributions to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center by displaying, insid... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Received in the Senate. |
| US | SB868 | Filipino Veterans Promise Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish a process for determining whether individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or in the Philippin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | HB1645 | Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after enactment of this Act. Prescribes additional periods of required pre... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 |
| US | HB1513 | Requires the inclusion of the land and interests commonly known as Gettysburg Train Station and its immediate surroundings in the Borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the land and interests located along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, Pennsylva... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB782 | Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act - Requires the inclusion of the Gettysburg Train Station in Gettysburg National Military Park, including land located in close proximity to the Train Station that is in the Borough of Gettysburg, Pennsy... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | SB789 | Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadian volu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1501 | Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyr's Monument in Fort Greene Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn as a unit of the National Pa... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-19 |
| US | SB773 | Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after enactment of this Act. Prescribes additional periods of required pre... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | HB1033 | American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, with respect to the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program, to: (1) expand the current definition of "battlefield report" to includ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-10 |
| US | SB618 | Pacific Islands Parks Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of the following sites: (1) the Ka`u Coast on the island of Hawaii; (2) the northern coast of Maui, Hawaii; (3) the southeastern coast of Ka... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 |
| US | HB1126 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act - Provides for the appointment of members of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission to a four-year term. Ensures that a design is selected by the Commission for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial as ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB1209 | Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal in honor of the members of the 17 Bombardment Group (Medium), who became known as the Doo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-15 |
| US | HB864 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City" based on: (1) contributions to the war effort during World War II; and (2) efforts to preserve t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-08 |
| US | SB381 | Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award, on behalf of Congress, of six gold medals in honor of the members of the 17 Bombardment Group (Medium), who became known as the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1146-1147) |
| US | HB622 | American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, using existing facilities instead of developing new facilities, to develop an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the Ameri... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-21 |
| US | HB503 | National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor those who, as members of the A... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 |
| US | HB685 | American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal in honor of the Americ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 |
| US | SB331 | Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Colonel Charles Young Home, a National Historic Landmark in Xenia, Ohio, to determine the feasibility of designating the Home as a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 |
| US | HB63 | Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act - Modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park to include the following areas : (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield, (2) Russell House Battlefi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 |
| US | HB110 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to issue a certificate of service to any Filipino national who the Secretary determines performed any military service in the Philippine Islands during World War II qualifying such person or such person's survivor to... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 |
| US | HB222 | Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act - Amends the World War I Centennial Commission Act to designate the Liberty Memorial at America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Authorize... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 |
| US | HB298 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield in Kentucky (relating to the Battle of Mill Springs fought on January 19, 1862, in Pulaski and Wayne Counties durin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 |
| US | HR37 | Recognizes the 200th anniversary of the Battles of River Raisin (fought from January 18-22, 1813, during the War of 1812). Pays tribute to the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died at River Raisin. Recognizes the work of the River Raisin Battlef... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-18 |
| US | HB324 | Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of two gold medals to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadian v... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-18 |
| US | HB111 | Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal collect... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-03 |
