S. 603 · 119th 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.

Introduced on Feb 13, 2025 by Tim Kaine (D-VA). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 119-115.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-115
Introduced
Feb 13, 2025
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Geography and mapping
  • Historic sites and heritage areas
  • Military history
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • U.S. history
  • Virginia

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed Senate, May 20, 2026). Public domain.

This bill establishes the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System to promote public appreciation of the historic contributions made by George Catlett Marshall, Jr. (George Catlett Marshall, Jr. served as Army Chief of Staff during World War II, and later as Secretary of State, president of the American Red Cross, and Secretary of Defense.)

The bill designates the George C. Marshall International Center as the management entity for the affiliated area. The Department of the Interior must enter into an agreement with the center that describes the roles and responsibilities for management of the affiliated area. Further, Interior may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the center for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tim KaineD-VASponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 13, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. May 20, 2026Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. May 20, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. May 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. May 20, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2387; text: CR S2387)
  7. May 20, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. May 20, 2026 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. May 20, 2026 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5581-5582)
  12. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 603.
  13. Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5581)
  14. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5581)
  15. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Sep 22, 2026Presented to President.
  17. Sep 22, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Sep 25, 2026Signed by President.
  19. Sep 25, 2026Signed by President.
  20. Sep 25, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-115.
  21. Sep 25, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-115.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.