To designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center.
This bill (HR 6826) renames the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland (located at 2400 E Fort Ave) as the "Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center." It directly affects the physical location and all official references to the center in government documents, maps, or regulations. The bill makes no substantive policy changes - its sole purpose is to honor former U.S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes through this permanent naming designation. The resolution was passed by Congress and signed into law on December 23, 2024.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Dec 14, 2023
Signed Dec 23, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Dec 23, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Dec 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7079)
upper
Dec 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Dec 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6270-6271)
lower
Nov 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-738.
lower
Sep 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Sep 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
lower
Dec 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Dec 14, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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