Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection Act of 1999
Public Law 106-86 · H.R. 659 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 31, 1999 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA-7)
Cosponsors (26): Rep. Joseph Pitts, Rep. Phil English,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields
Title II: Valley Forge National Historical Park
Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection Act of 1999 - Title I: Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to, and enter into a cooperative management agreement with, the borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for the protection and preservation of the Paoli Battlefield. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds to, and enter into a cooperative management agreement with, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or the Brandywine Conservancy, for the protection and preservation of the Brandywine Battlefield in an area generally known as the Meetinghouse Road Corridor, located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. States that interests in land shall be acquired only from willing sellers or donors. Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Valley Forge National Historical Park - Authorizes the Secretary, in administering the Valley Forge National Historical Park, to enter into an agreement with the Valley Forge Historical Society to facilitate the planning, construction, and operation of the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution on Federal land within the boundary of Valley Forge National Historical Park.
Requires the agreement to provide for conveyance by the Society to the United States of all right, title, and interest in the structures to be constructed at the Park, reserving the Society's right to occupy and use them for the exhibition, preservation, and interpretation of artifacts associated with the Valley Forge story and the American Revolution.
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. 22 actions.
- Oct 31, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-86.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 20, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 18, 1999Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Doolittle moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
- Oct 14, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 2295 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 23, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 22, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 418 - 4 (Roll no. 245).House roll call 245
- FloorFloor · The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- May 13, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 28, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 18, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 11, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 19, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 9, 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.