119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 20, 2026
American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (May 20, 2026)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Jun 3, 2026 · Roll call 192 · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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). Roll call details
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). Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3793-3794)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7618.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3755-3757; text: CR H3755-3756)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-664.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-664.
Congressional oversight · Government studies and investigations · Historic sites and heritage areas · Parks, recreation areas, trails · U.S. history
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
11 citations.
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e 2026 as "Great Outdoors Month". H.R.9250 - Great American Outdoors Act 250/America the Beautiful Act H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 H.R.7618 - American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 S.3524 - American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025 S.2708 - Appalachian T…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST (FKA CIVIL WAR TRUST) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATURAL RESOURCE RESULTS LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 1, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support funding for ABPP and LWCF in NPS, support reauthorization of ABPP HR7618, S1547
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JOHN NAU III · lobbying firm or registrant: NATURAL RESOURCE RESULTS LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 1, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support renewal of LRF in GAOA, funding for NPF and ABPP; support Vicksburg National Military Park bill to transfer land to state; support HR7618 and S1547.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 3, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ouse Gas Reduction Fund Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 Examination of NHPA, Section 106 Section 106 exemptions (H.R. 5095) American Battlefields (S.3524, H.R. 7618), Reauthorizes the American Battlefield Protection Programs (ABPP) and the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant Program (BLAG) Rosenwald Schools (S. 3925, H.R. 8…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST (FKA CIVIL WAR TRUST) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATURAL RESOURCE RESULTS LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 29, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support funding for ABPP and LWCF in NPS, support reauthorization of ABPP HR7618, S1547
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JOHN NAU III · lobbying firm or registrant: NATURAL RESOURCE RESULTS LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 29, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support renewal of LRF in GAOA, funding for NPF and ABPP; support Vicksburg National Military Park bill to transfer land to state; support HR7618 and S1547.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$155,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e 2026 as "Great Outdoors Month". H.R.9250 - Great American Outdoors Act 250/America the Beautiful Act H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 H.R.7618 - American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 S.3524 - American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025 S.2708 - Appalachian T…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$150,724
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.7618 - American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 H.R.7695 - To provide that the final rule titled "Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation" a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$19,650
Spent on own lobbying
FY2027 Interior-Environment Appropriations Act; American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act (H.R. 7618 and S.3524); Bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (HR 6062 and S.2280); Vicksburg…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 22, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 H.R.7618 - American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 S.3524 - American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025 S.2708 - Appalachian T…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$19,850
Spent on own lobbying
FY2027 Interior-Environment Appropriations Act; American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act (H.R. 7618 and S.3524); Bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (HR 6062 and S.2280); Vicksburg…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing