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HR5510119th Congress

United States–Mexican War Memorial Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would co-designate Arlington Memorial Bridge as the United States‑Mexican War Memorial to establish a national commemorative focus on the 1846–1848 U.S.–Mexican War while allowing only limited interpretive enhancements and no changes to the bridge’s transportation role or official name.

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  • Visitors: Adds interpretive signage, plaques, and landscaping near the bridge to explain the war and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and permits ceremonies and public observances.
  • National Park Service and Secretary of the Interior: Would administer the co-designation and must follow the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act when placing enhancements.
  • Bridge operations and jurisdictions: Keeps the bridge’s official name, its transportation and safety functions, and existing operation, maintenance, and repair responsibilities unchanged.
  • Funding and donors: Bars Federal funds for the commemorative elements, allows the Secretary to accept non‑Federal funds and in‑kind donations, and directs any excess money to a separate National Park Foundation account.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]

WA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

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