H.R. 6118: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-14 · 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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Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill allows the Department of the Interior to designate annually at least one city in a state or U.S. territory as an American World War II Heritage City in order to recognize, and ensure the continued preservation and importance of, the history of the involvement of the United States in World War II. The bill designates Wilmington, North Carolina, as the first American World War II Heritage City.

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Official text

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6118, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an “American World War II Heritage City,” and for other purposes (2018-10-24)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6118.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6118 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115