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H.R. 87: Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

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H.R. 87: Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-06 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The city of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. Interior may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for financial assistance with marketing, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. Interior shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area.

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Official text

Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 87, Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (2016-04-22)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr87 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114