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SENATE 527118th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S191; text: CR S187)

A resolution to commend and congratulate the Harding University football team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II national championship.

Last Action
1/18/2024

Actions

  • 2023-06-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
  • 2023-02-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • 2023-02-27Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2023-02-27 (00)

African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act

This bill establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York, New York.

The National Park Service shall (1) acquire for the museum property that is located adjacent to the national monument or in any other area of the African Burial Ground National Historic Landmark in the city other than the location adjacent to the monument, and (2) construct the museum on the acquired property.

The bill establishes within the Department of the Interior the African Burial Ground Advisory Council to (1) make recommendations on the construction of the museum, and (2) advise and assist Interior on all matters relating to the operation and preservation of the museum.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Archaeology and anthropology
  • Department of the Interior
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Land transfers
  • Monuments and memorials
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
  • New York City
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • U.S. history
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