Springfield Race Riot Study Act

Bill: 116-hr-139
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil disturbances
Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act

 
This bill establishes the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the forming of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 

action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Springfield Race Riot Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the areas identified in the Springfield Race Riot Reconnaissance Survey conducted by the National Park Service, dated August 2019.
 
Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the areas, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System.

action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 

Springfield Race Riot Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site near Madison Street and the 10th Street Rail Corridor and other sites in Springfield, Illinois, associated with the 1908 Springfield Race Riot.
 
Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the sites, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4566)
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 139.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4566-4567)
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-439.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-439.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House