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HR 1179 104th Congress House

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act

Official title: To authorize appropriations for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically black colleges and universities.

Introduced: April 17, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 5, 1996
Received in the Senate.
Sep 4, 1996
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 4, 1996
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 4, 1996
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 4, 1996
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 4, 1996
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9972-9974)
Sep 4, 1996
Mr. Doolittle moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 4, 1996
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 404.
Sep 4, 1996
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 104-758.
Aug 1, 1996
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 1996
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 18, 1996
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 18, 1996
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 20, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 13, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 13, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands.
Mar 9, 1995
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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 Latest action September 5, 1996

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer a program of grants-in-aid, from amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the National Historic Preservation Act for FY 1996 through 1999, to eligible historically black colleges and universities for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on their campuses.

Requires a grantee to covenant, for the period of time specified by the Secretary, that: (1) no alteration will be made in the property with respect to which the grant is made without the concurrence of the Secretary; and (2) reasonable public access will be permitted to such property for interpretive and educational purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) obligate funds for a grant with respect to a building or structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places only if the grantee agrees to match the amount of such grant with funds derived from non-Federal sources; and (2) waive this matching requirement if an extreme emergency exists or if such a waiver is in the public interest to assure the preservation of historically significant resources.

Earmarks funds for FY 1996 for grants to: (1) Fisk University; (2) Knoxville College; and (3) historically black colleges and universities identified for inclusion in the Department of the Interior Historically Black College and University Historic Preservation Initiative.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 17, 1996
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 19, 1996
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 19, 1996
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 19, 1996
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 19, 1996
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 7, 1996
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