Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act

Bill: 116-hr-434
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-10
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Land transfers

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Racial and ethnic relations

Texas

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-27
text: Became Public Law No: 116-111.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Emancipation National Historic Trail Act</b></p> <p>This bill designates the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows&nbsp;the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from Galveston, Texas, to Houston, Texas.</p>

action_date: 2019-06-27
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows&nbsp;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. </p>

action_date: 2019-07-24
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows&nbsp;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. </p>

action_date: 2020-01-13
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows&nbsp;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. </p>

action_date: 2020-01-27
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows&nbsp;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. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 434 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 A BILL To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emancipation National Historic Trail Act . 2. Designation of Emancipation National Historic Trail (a) Designation of Emancipation National Historic Trail Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (__) Emancipation National Historic Trail (A) In general Notwithstanding the results of the study conducted under subsection (c)(__), the Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately 51 miles from the Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to Freedmen’s Town and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from the major 19th century seaport town of Galveston to the burgeoning community of Freedmen’s Town, located in the 4th Ward of Houston, Texas. (B) Administration The trail shall be administered by the National Park Service, in cooperation with the relevant Federal, State, and local authorities. (C) Map The Secretary of the Interior shall make the map described in section 5(c)(__)(B) available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Secretary. . (b) Study of Emancipation National Historic Trail Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (__) (A) In general The Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately 51 miles from the Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to Freedmen’s Town and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas. (B) Map The Secretary of the Interior shall include in the study a map of the trail described in subparagraph (A). (C) Completion date The study shall be completed not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph. . (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized $5,000,000 for purposes of this Act. (d) Date of enactment of designation Subsection (a) shall be enacted upon the date that the study required by the amendment made in subsection (b) has been submitted to Congress.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 99 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 434 [Report No. 116–135] 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 A BILL To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act . 2. Emancipation National Historic Trail study Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (47) Emancipation national historic trail The Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately 51 miles from the Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to Freedmen’s Town, then to Independence Heights and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from the major 19th century seaport town of Galveston to the burgeoning community of Freedmen’s 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. .

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

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 434 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 25, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act . 2. Emancipation National Historic Trail study Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (47) Emancipation national historic trail The Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately 51 miles from the Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to Freedmen’s Town, then to Independence Heights and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from the major 19th century seaport town of Galveston to the burgeoning community of Freedmen’s Town, located in the 4th Ward of Houston, Texas. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk

tv_txt: IB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 434 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act . 2. Emancipation National Historic Trail study Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (47) Emancipation national historic trail The Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately 51 miles from the Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to Freedmen’s Town, then to Independence Heights and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from the major 19th century seaport town of Galveston to the burgeoning community of Freedmen’s Town, located in the 4th Ward of Houston, Texas. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 434 AN ACT To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act . 2. Emancipation National Historic Trail study Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (47) Emancipation national historic trail The Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately 51 miles from the Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to Freedmen’s Town, then to Independence Heights and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from the major 19th century seaport town of Galveston to the burgeoning community of Freedmen’s Town, located in the 4th Ward of Houston, Texas. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.