A bill designating Patrick Henry's last home and burial place, known as Red Hill, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as a national Memorial to Patrick Henry.
Public Law 99-296 · S.J.Res. 187 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on May 12, 1986 · Social Sciences and History
Sponsor: Sen. John Warner (R-VA)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Paul Trible
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates Patrick Henry's last home and burial place, in Virginia, as the Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with the property owner's concurrence, to place an inscribed plaque or marker at Patrick Henry's gravesite on or by June 6, 1986. Provides that the ownership of Red Hill is to remain non-Federal and that no costs associated with the memorial are to be borne by the Federal Government.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- May 12, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-296.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 30, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 28, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 16, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 8, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 13, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 5, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 3, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- Nov 18, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 6, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 10, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 1, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.