HR 7618
Cleared committee
Extends federal battlefield grant authority through 2036, authorizes $2,000,000 per year for battlefield grants, and directs the National Park Service to study sites tied to the French and Indian War and the Mexican-American War.
Official title: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
20-FEB-2026
Referred
20-FEB-2026
Approved by committee
21-APR-2026
Reported
20-MAY-2026
On the calendar
20-MAY-2026
Passed
03-JUN-2026
Senate
Received
04-JUN-2026
Approved by committee
30-SEP-2026
- Extends the battlefield acquisition grant program authorization from 2028 to 2036.
- Strikes subsection (d) of the battlefield interpretation modernization grant section in title 54, United States Code.
- Authorizes $2,000,000 for each fiscal year through 2036 for battlefield restoration grants and related grants under the program.
- Directs the Interior Secretary, subject to appropriations, to study French and Indian War and Mexican-American War sites and submit the studies to House and Senate natural resources committees.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (20-MAY-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 03-JUN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Federal Lands Subcommittee
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
- National Parks Subcommittee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
■ 4 R■ 2 D
4 Republicans
2 Democrats