Bill > HR1179

Introduced Session

To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the African-American Burial Grounds Network, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Network within the National Park Service (NPS). In carrying out the network, Interior, among other things, must review existing and new studies and reports to inform consideration of sites for the network; furnish specified technical assistance; develop a program to train states, units of local government, regional governmental bodies, organizations, educational institutions, and private entities to carry out the purposes of this bill; and produce and disseminate educational and training materials related to African-American burial ground identification methods and best practices for caring for artifacts, developing interpretive tours and exhibits, preserving burial ground landscapes, heritage tourism initiatives and sources for grants (e.g., handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information). A burial ground shall only be considered for addition to the network with the property owner's consent and at the request of an individual, landowner, private or nonprofit organization, state or local government, or another entity.

Committee Categories

Alma Adams (D)*,  Troy Balderson (R),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Rob Bishop (R),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Ted Budd (R),  G. Butterfield (D),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Lacy Clay (D),  Ben Cline (R),  Steve Cohen (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Joe Cunningham (D),  Rodney Davis (R),  Antonio Delgado (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Morgan Griffith (R),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Tom Malinowski (D),  Donald McEachin (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Scott Perry (R),  David Price (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Denver Riggleman (R),  Mike Rogers (R),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  David Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Mike Turner (R),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Jennifer Wexton (D), 

Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 05/22/2019)

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