To allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation.
Public Law 106-150 · H.R. 1665 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 9, 1999 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Herbert Bateman (R-VA-1)
Cosponsors (12): Rep. James Traficant, Rep. Frank Wolf,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends Federal law to remove the condition under which certain lands (on which occurred, during the Battle of the Wilderness, Longstreet's Flank Attack) could be added to the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (Wilderness Battlefield), Virginia only by donation to the Secretary of the Interior (thus allowing the Secretary to acquire it by purchase or exchange). Requires one specified portion of land, however, to be acquired by donation only, and three other specified parcels to be acquired not only by donation but by purchase from willing sellers, or exchange.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 9, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-150.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 30, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 19, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 12, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Sherwood moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 4, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 22, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 5, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 20, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 11, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 4, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.