119-hr4268

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4268 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4268

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to 
 provide funding for memorials honoring veterans, law enforcement 
 officers, and firefighters, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 30, 2025

Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to 
 provide funding for memorials honoring veterans, law enforcement 
 officers, and firefighters, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Remembering Our Local Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR MEMORIALS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a grant program to 
fund construction, restoration, renovation, and maintenance for covered 
memorials.

    (b) Eligible Entities.--

    (1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary 
 may award grants to units of local government and nonprofit 
 organizations.

    (2) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under the 
 Program, a unit of local government or nonprofit organization 
 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
 such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
 may require.

    (3) Priority.--In awarding grants under the Program, the 
 Secretary shall give priority to grants that will fund 
 projects--
        (A) for which strong support is demonstrated from 
 the local community; and
        (B) that memorialize individuals or groups, living 
 or deceased--
            (i) who are broadly viewed to have 
 contributed positively, in a manner 
 demonstrating exemplary public service, to 
 their community or to the United States; or
            (ii) who distinguished themselves through 
 acts of bravery in which they risked their 
 lives.
            (c) Use of Funds.--Grant funds awarded under the Program may only 
be used for construction, restoration, renovation, or maintenance for 
covered memorials.
            (d) Limitation on Grants.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary may not award more than 1 
 grant in a fiscal year with respect to any single--
        (A) unit of local government or nonprofit 
 organization; or
        (B) covered memorial.

    (2) Amount.--No grant awarded under the Program may exceed 
 $100,000.

    (e) Matching Requirement.--

    (1) In general.--The recipient of a grant under the Program 
 shall provide non-Federal matching funds equal to not less than 
 50 percent of the grant.

    (2) In-kind support.--The non-Federal matching funds 
 described in paragraph

    (1) may include in-kind support.

    (f) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary to carry out the Program $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2030.

    (g) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Covered memorial.--
        (A) In general.--The term ``covered memorial'' 
 means any statue, monument, sculpture, memorial, 
 plaque, inscription, or other structure or landscape 
 feature, including a garden or memorial grove that is--
            (i) owned or administered by a unit of 
 local government or nonprofit organization; and
            (ii) designed to perpetuate in a permanent 
 manner the memory of individuals or groups, 
 living or deceased, who--
            (I) are veterans of the Armed 
 Forces who served on or after April 6, 
 1917;
            (II) are members of the Armed 
 Forces killed while on active duty as a 
 result of injuries incurred in the line 
 of duty on or after April 6, 1917;
            (III) have served as law 
 enforcement officers; or
            (IV) have served as firefighters.
        (B) Exception.--The term ``covered memorial'' does 
 not include any item listed in subparagraph
        (A) that is 
 located within the interior of a structure or a 
 structure which is primarily used for other purposes.

    (2) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the grant program 
 established under this section.

    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

    (4) Unit of local government.--The term ``unit of local 
 government'' means--
        (A) a unit of general government below the State 
 level, including a city, county, municipality, town, 
 township, or village;
        (B) the Government of the District of Columbia;
            (C) the government of, or a unit of general 
 government within, American Samoa, Guam, the 
 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the 
 United States, and any other territory or possession of 
 the United States; or
            (D) the Tribal Government of a federally recognized 
 Indian Tribe.
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