# 119-hr-1581: Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act

119-hr-1581, Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1581
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates the Fort Monroe National Historical Park to preserve and interpret the site's historic, natural, and recreational resources.** It would abolish the Fort Monroe National Monument and transfer its land and unobligated funds into the new park. - Visitors and communities: The park would highlight themes like early colonial contact, the arrival of captive Africans, coastal defense, and Fort Monroe's Civil War role including the 1861 Contraband Decision. The official boundary map would be kept on file and publicly accessible. - Commonwealth and property owners: The bill preserves Commonwealth authority inside the boundary and requires no net loss of Commonwealth-owned buildings. Replacement construction must follow the Secretary's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. - Federal administration and funding: The Secretary of the Interior would administer the park under National Park System law and may acquire land from willing sellers. The Secretary can enter cooperative agreements to help preserve nearby nonfederal resources with the Federal share capped at 50 percent.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Fort Monroe historical park proposed: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would replace Fort Monroe National Monument with a National Historical Park in Virginia. All Monument land and interests would become part of the park. Any unobligated Monument funds would be available for the park. The Interior Secretary could get land by donation, transfer, e…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1581 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1581)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1581 (as of 2026-04-21).