Steve Pearce: “Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5132 directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility and suitability of including…”

“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5132 directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility and suitability of including certain lands related to the Battle of the River Raisin during the War of 1812 in Monroe County, Michigan, as part of the National Park System. Currently, the main battlefield is occupied by an abandoned paper mill. The city of Monroe has received a $1 million grant to clean up the location in preparation for possible listing as a National Historic Landmark. The National Park Service testified that there is intact archaeological evidence of the battle and that this site has impressive integrity as a battlefield if it is preserved. I urge your support for H.R. 5132.”