S 3195 United States Senate · 118th Congress

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.

This bill designates the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System. It directly affects the property itself, aiming to promote public appreciation of George C. Marshall's historic contributions as a military leader and statesman. The George C. Marshall International Center will manage the site, while the National Park Service will provide limited technical assistance but not acquire property or cover operational costs. A management plan must be created within three years, aligning with standard National Park System practices.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
House Passage
President
Introduced Nov 1, 2023 Last action Dec 24, 2024
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Introduced in Senate Engrossed in Senate · 6 edits · Dec 20, 2024
MODERATE
The Engrossed version adds a new requirement that the Secretary of the Interior enter into a formal agreement with the George C. Marshall International Center describing roles and responsibilities for managing the affiliated area consistent with National Park System policies. It also removes the prior requirement that the Secretary complete a management plan within three years of funding availability. Remaining changes are technical drafting improvements including adding a defined term and restructuring subsections.
REQUIREMENT

New subsection (e)(2) requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the management entity that describes roles and responsibilities for managing the affiliated area consistent with National Park System policies and standards.

Former subsection (g) requiring the Secretary to complete a management plan within 3 years of funds being made available was deleted entirely.

TECHNICAL

Section (a) adds a defined term '(referred to in this section as the affiliated area)' and removes a comma after 'House' for clarity.

Section (b) changes 'titled' to 'entitled' when referring to the map name.

Section (e) heading changed from 'Cooperative agreements' to 'Agreements' and the text was restructured into two numbered subparts with a cross-reference to subsection (d).

Section (f) was restructured from a single sentence into two numbered subparts without changing substance.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
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Committee
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Dec 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7275; text: CR S7275)
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Dec 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Nov 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Nov 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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May 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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Nov 1, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5317)
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Nov 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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