Public Law 106-86 · H.R. 659 · Became law

Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection Act of 1999

Official title: “To authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes.”

Earlier names of the bill: “PATRIOT Act”, “Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow Act”.

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
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The Senate passed it without objection on October 14, 1999. No individual votes are recorded.

The House passed it by voice vote on October 18, 1999. A voice vote records no individual votes.

It became law on October 31, 1999.

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