Congress names General Marshall's house a National Park site.
S. 603 — A bill to designate the General George C. Marshall House in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes. · Filed by Tim Kaine (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Feb 13, 2025 · Passed both chambers
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What it does
The bill makes the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, Virginia part of the National Park System. The George C. Marshall International Center will run the site. The Interior Department can help with money and advice for tours, signs, and upkeep. The federal government will not buy the property or pay to run it.
Who it affects
People can visit a historic house that honors a famous American general and leader. The George C. Marshall International Center will manage the site.
One thing to notice
The federal government will not pay to run the site or buy the land. A nonprofit group will manage it instead.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Feb 13, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Feb 13, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”
- May 20, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent”
- May 20, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2387; text: CR S2387)”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- National Park System — A group of protected lands and historic sites run by the federal government for the public.
- Interior Department — The federal agency that manages public lands, parks, and natural resources.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,958 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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