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H.R. 5132: River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act

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H.R. 5132: River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-04-06 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-429.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-04-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-429. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 6, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of, and report to specified congressional committees on, sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating to the Battles of the River Raisin on January 18 and 22, 1813, and their aftermath to determine: (1) the national significance of the sites; and (2) the suitability and feasibility of including them in the National Park System (NPS). Requires the study to include the Secretary's analysis and recommendations on: (1) the effect on Monroe County, Michigan, of including the sites in the NPS; and (2) whether the sites could be included in an existing NPS unit.

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Official text

River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5132, River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act (2006-07-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5132, River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act (2006-07-26)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5132 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109