Congress renames a Revolutionary War park to highlight its battle site.
H.R. 1550 — Strengthening America’s Turning Point Act · Filed by Elise Stefanik (R-NY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · Passed both chambers
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What it does
This bill changes the park's name to Saratoga National Battlefield Park. The government will update all official records to use the new name. The park's work, money, and hours stay the same.
Who it affects
Visitors to the park may learn more about the Revolutionary War battle. Park staff and daily work do not change.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Feb 25, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 25, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- May 13, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1974)”
- May 13, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Feb 4, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably”
- Sep 29, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140-5144)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Saratoga National Battlefield Park — A park that marks where a major Revolutionary War battle took place.
- Revolutionary War — The war when the thirteen colonies fought Britain to become the United States.
- official records — Government documents and names that list the park's title.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (515 characters) on May 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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