Congress·In Committee·H.R. 3418

Historic Preservation Fund Reauthorization Act

Historic Preservation: Funding Extension and Increase

May 14, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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This bill is sitting in the House Committee on Natural Resources where it has been since May 2025. No action has been taken on the proposal for 13 months. The bill is stalled because the committee must review it before it can move forward.

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This bill has support from both Republicans and Democrats and continues a long-standing program that helps every state.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3350 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3350 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill would keep the Historic Preservation Fund running for another 10 years through 2035. This fund helps protect and restore old buildings, battlefields, and cultural sites across the country.
The plan increases the yearly budget for these projects from $150 million to $250 million. This extra money would help local communities fix up historic landmarks that might otherwise fall apart.
The money for this fund comes from federal oil and gas leases in the ocean rather than regular income taxes. This means the program uses money from natural resource use to save cultural resources.
State and local governments along with Native American tribes use these grants to survey historic areas and help private owners maintain important properties.

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Milestones

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May 14, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

May 14, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Historic Preservation Fund Reauthorization Act

Bill NumberHR 3418

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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D: 30R: 9

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