H.R. 2634: To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 2634: To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Modifies the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia to include the land and interests in land identified on the map titled "Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion" and dated June 2007. Transfers from the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to the Secretary of the Army administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.170 acres of land for the Fort Lee Military Reservation. Transfers from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.171 acres of land for the Battlefield. Requires inclusion of the conveyed land within the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield.
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Official text
To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · 1 cosponsors
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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2634.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2634 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113