HOUSE 434116th CongressBecame Public Law No: 116-111.

Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act

Last Action: 1/27/2020

Actions

2020-01-27Became Public Law No: 116-111.
2020-01-27Became Public Law No: 116-111.
2020-01-27Signed by President.
2020-01-27Signed by President.
2020-01-16Presented to President.
2020-01-16Presented to President.
2020-01-14Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-01-13Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
2020-01-13Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
2020-01-13Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S163)
2020-01-13Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S163)
2019-07-25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2019-07-24The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7353)

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CRS Summary

As of 2020-01-27 (49)

Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act

This bill requires the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from Galveston, Texas, to Houston, Texas, to be studied for designation as a national scenic trail.

Cosponsors (20)

JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
Karen Bass (D-CA)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Henry Johnson (D-GA)
Val Demings (D-FL)
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
Will Hurd (R-TX)
Al Green (D-TX)
Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
Brian Higgins (D-NY)
GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
Robert Scott (D-VA)
ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Randy Weber (R-TX)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)

Subjects

Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations
Texas
U.S. history

Became law: Pub. L. 116-111

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