{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-praises-passage-of-bipartisan-battlefield-protection-bill-out-of-committee", "Kaine Praises Passage Of Bipartisan Battlefield Protection Bill Out Of Committee", "2013-11-21", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Tim Kaine", "K000384", "www.kaine.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Kaine Praises Passage Of Bipartisan Battlefield Protection Bill Out Of Committee\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, November 21, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the\u00a0American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act,\u00a0a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine to preserve\u00a0historical\u00a0battlegrounds, was passed out of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee\u00a0on a voice vote.\u00a0\r\n\"Committee passage of this bipartisan bill is an important step toward preserving our nation's battlefields for future generations to enjoy,\" said Kaine. \"This legislation will benefit Virginia and all states that are home to historic battlegrounds by boosting tourism, supporting local economies, and maintaining battlefields as living reminders of American history.\"\u00a0\r\nIn May, Kaine introduced the American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act with Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), along with 13 other cosponsors \u2013 seven Democrats, five Republicans, and one independent. This legislation\u00a0reauthorizes the National Park Service\u2019s American Battlefield Protection Program, which offers competitive federal grants to match non-federal and private donations to preserve Civil War battlefields.\u00a0 The bill extends the program, which expired last month, for five more years at the current $10 million funding level and also makes Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites eligible for these grants.\r\nAdditionally, this week Kaine joined Senator Mark Warner to\u00a0introduce a bill authorizing the expansion of Petersburg National Battlefield, making it the largest Civil War battlefield in the nation. \u00a0\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-praises-passage-of-bipartisan-battlefield-protection-bill-out-of-committee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.359294867143035, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}