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Introduced
02/08/2019
02/08/2019
In Committee
02/27/2019
02/27/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To conduct a special resource study of Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, Tennessee, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of the Interior to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, Tennessee, which was the site of the Battle of Fort Pillow during the Civil War, as a unit of the National Park System.
AI Summary
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, Tennessee, which was the site of the Battle of Fort Pillow during the Civil War. The study will evaluate the site's national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System. The bill provides historical context on the importance of the Battle of Fort Pillow and its impact on the United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.), who were instrumental in the Union's defeat of the Confederacy.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (7)
Bobby Rush (D)*,
Matt Cartwright (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Last Action
Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 05/22/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1130/all-info | 02/09/2019 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1130/BILLS-116hr1130ih.pdf | 02/23/2019 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1130/BILLS-116hr1130ih.pdf.pdf | 02/23/2019 |
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