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H.R. 6589: Historic Preservation Enhancement Act

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H.R. 6589: Historic Preservation Enhancement Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Historic Preservation Enhancement Act

Plain summary

Historic Preservation Enhancement Act This bill provides increased funding for and makes permanent the Historic Preservation Fund. This fund supports grants for states, tribes, localities, and nonprofits to carry out historic preservation activities. Any amounts deposited in the fund shall be made available for expenditure without further congressional appropriation. The President shall submit to Congress program allocations made available from the fund as part of the President's annual budget.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Historic Preservation Enhancement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] · 12 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Mike Carey (R-OH), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Judy Chu (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] reported raising $1.6 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.
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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6589 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117