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Union Calendar No. 99 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 434 

[Report No. 116–135] 

To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 10, 2019 

Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. BASS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. HURD of 

Texas, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. HIGGINS of New York) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JUNE 27, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MEEKS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. 

BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. MCBATH, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. 

FUDGE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. PLASKETT, Ms. CLARKE

of New York, Ms. MENG, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. PAPPAS, 

Mr. YARMUTH, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 

HASTINGS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. RICHMOND, Mrs. LAWRENCE, 

Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. 

VELA, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. 

ALLRED, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. ESCOBAR, and Ms. JOHNSON

of Texas 

JUNE 27, 2019 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 10, 2019] 


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•HR 434 RH

A BILL 

To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and 

for other purposes. 


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•HR 434 RH

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emancipation National 

5 Historic Trail Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EMANCIPATION NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL STUDY. 

7 Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(47) EMANCIPATION NATIONAL HISTORIC

11 TRAIL.—The Emancipation National Historic Trail, 

12 extending approximately 51 miles from the Osterman 

13 Building and Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, 

14 along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate High15 way 45 North, to Freedmen’s Town, then to Inde16 pendence Heights and Emancipation Park in Hous17 ton, Texas, following the migration route taken by 

18 newly freed slaves and other persons of African de19 scent from the major 19th century seaport town of 

20 Galveston to the burgeoning community of Freedmen’s 

21 Town, located in the 4th Ward of Houston, Texas.’’. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 

National Trails System Act to provide for the study of 

the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other 

purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 99 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 434 

[Report No. 116–135] 

A BILL 

To designate the Emancipation National Historic 

Trail, and for other purposes. 

JUNE 27, 2019 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:03 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H434.RH H434

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