H.R. 4612: Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historical Park Designation Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-12-16 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-12-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historical Park Designation Act

Plain summary

Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historical Park Designation Act - Amends the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to: (1) rename the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park as the Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historical Park; and (2) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to the Park's partners, including the Aviation Trail, Inc., the Ohio Historical Society, and Dayton History, for projects not requiring federal involvement other than providing financial assistance, identifying the specific partner grantee and the specific project. Limits projects funded through these grants to construction and development on non-federal property within the boundaries of the Park, Instruct that, any project funded by such a grant, support the purposes of the park, be consistent with the Park's general management plan, and enhance public use and enjoyment of the park. Amends Title V of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 to remove the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapakoneta, Ohio, from inclusion in the boundaries of the the National Aviation Heritage Area.

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Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historical Park Designation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4612, Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historical Park Designation Act (2006-08-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4612, Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historical Park Designation Act (2006-08-08)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr4612.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr4612 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109