To co-designate the Arlington Memorial Bridge as the "United States-Mexican War Memorial", to authorize limited interpretive enhancements, and for other purposes.
This bill would co-designate Arlington Memorial Bridge as the United States-Mexican War Memorial and allow limited, carefully scoped interpretive enhancements to honor the war and its context (including the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo). Administration of the designation would be handled by the Interior Department via the National Park Service, but the bill explicitly preserves the bridge’s transportation function, its official name, and existing maintenance responsibilities. The enhancements would be small in scale (signage, plaques, and landscaping) and would be funded only through non-Federal donations, with no obligation of federal funds. Ceremonies and public observances could be planned to recognize the designation. Overall, the bill seeks to elevate awareness of the US-Mexican War on a national monument site without altering operations or requiring substantial federal funding.