Bill expands Civil War battlefield park across Virginia and West Virginia
S. 5169 — Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Boundary Expansion and Partnership Act of 2026 · Filed by Jim Justice (R-WV) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 29, 2026 · Hearing held
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What it does
The bill makes the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District bigger. It adds Rockbridge County in Virginia. It adds Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties in West Virginia. The bill gives the district 1.25 million dollars each year to run it. It gives 2.5 million dollars per year until 2033 for land buying and upkeep.
Who it affects
People in the four new counties can visit and learn about Civil War battlefields. Local groups that work on history and tourism get help and money.
One thing to notice
The extra money for land buying stops after 2033. After that, only the smaller yearly amount stays.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Jul 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 29, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,726 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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