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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.

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.

Introduced Feb 13, 2025

Latest action (May 20, 2026) Held at the desk.

Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Legislative subjects (6)
Geography and mappingHistoric sites and heritage areasMilitary historyParks, recreation areas, trailsU.S. historyVirginia

Summary

This bill designates the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System to promote public appreciation of General George C. Marshall's military and diplomatic contributions. The George C. Marshall International Center will serve as the management entity for the affiliated area. The Secretary of the Interior may provide technical assistance and financial assistance for marketing, interpretation, and preservation of the site through cooperative agreements. However, the Secretary does not acquire property ownership or assume overall financial responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the affiliated area.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (8)
  1. May 20, 2026 Held at the desk. · house
  2. May 20, 2026 Received in the House. · house
  3. May 20, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  4. May 20, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2387; text: CR S2387) · senate
  5. May 20, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. May 20, 2026 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. · senate
  7. Feb 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
  8. Feb 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 1352 — 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. (shares 6 subjects)
  • HR 1581 — Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act (shares 6 subjects)
  • S 1518 — Strengthening America’s Turning Point Act (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 1550 — Strengthening America’s Turning Point Act (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 3925 — Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 6893 — Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 926 — Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 1704 — RESTORE Act (shares 4 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 9597 — Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act · Introduced Jul 6, 2026 · Cong. 119 56%
  • S 2102 — Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site Act · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 55%
  • S 791 — Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2025 · Introduced Dec 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 51%
  • S 2498 — National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act · Introduced Jul 29, 2026 · Cong. 119 50%
  • S 3878 — A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 50%
  • HR 2448 — To direct the Secretary of Interior to submit to Congress a report on the National Park Service's interpretation and application of the Standards for Rehabilitation for use of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program. · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 49%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 13, 2025

Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL HOUSE AS AN AFFILIATED AREA.

(a) In General.—The General George C. Marshall House in the Commonwealth of Virginia is established as an affiliated area of the National Park System (referred to in this section as the “affiliated area”) to promote public appreciation of the significant historic contributions made by United States military leader and statesman George Catlett Marshall, Jr.

(b) Description of Affiliated Area.—The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted as the “General George C. Marshall House Property, Leesburg, Virginia” on the map entitled “General George C. Marshall House, Proposed Affiliated Area”, numbered 999/189,974, and dated September 2023.

(c) Administration.—The affiliated area shall be managed in a manner consistent with—

(1) this section; and

(2) any law generally applicable to units of the National Park System.

(d) Management Entity.—The George C. Marshall International Center shall be the management entity for the affiliated area.

(e) Agreements.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”)—

(1) may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity designated by subsection (d) for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area; and

(2) shall enter into an agreement with the management entity designated by subsection (d) that describes the roles and responsibilities for the management of the affiliated area consistent with the policies and standards that apply to units of the National Park System.

(f) Limited Role of the Secretary.—Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary—

(1) to acquire property at the affiliated area; or

(2) to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. <all>

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