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H.R. 8121: To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand".
119th Congress · introduced 2026-03-26 · 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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Official title
To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand".
Plain summary
This bill designates the bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site as the Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand. The historic site is located within St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand".
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 8121, a bill to designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the “Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand” (2026-08-18) No linked contracts or vendors yet.
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8121.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr8121 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills