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House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-150

To allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation.

H.R. 1665Introduced May 4, 1999Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Dec 9, 1999.

Sponsor: Rep. Herbert Bateman R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 9, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-150.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1665.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1665, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 12 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Rick Boucher (D-VA), John Dingell (D-MI), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Martin Frost (D-TX), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Ike Skelton (D-MO), Victor Snyder (D-AR), James Traficant (D-OH), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Herbert Bateman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.