# 118-hr-6826: To designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center.

118-hr-6826, To designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD); status became_law (as of 2026-01-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-6826
- Congress: 118
- Title: To designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center.
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-12-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-04

## Summary

**Designates the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine's visitor and education center as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center.** The law names the center at 2400 E. Fort Ave in Baltimore and requires that any reference to that visitor and education center in federal laws, maps, regulations, or other official documents use this official, uniform name to standardize federal references to the site.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-6826 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6826)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-6826 (as of 2026-01-04).