US Congress House Bill 2194 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad to (1) identify and publish a list of the cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings located abroad that are associated with the foreign heritage of U.S. citizens from the Middle East and North Africa; (2) allow unimpeded access to such sites that are in danger of deterioration or destruction; (3) obtain assurances from foreign governments that such sites in in those regions will be accessible, as well as in Eastern and Central Europe; (4) disseminate reports on the accessibility of such sites in all of those regions; and (5) disseminate reports on the condition of, and the progress toward, the preservation and protection of such sites in the Middle East and North Africa.

To amend chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, to protect United States Heritage Abroad.

Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-04-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2194/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2194/BILLS-116hr2194ih.pdf