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Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act of 1996

Introduced: June 12, 1996 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 24, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands.
Jun 12, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 12, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act of 1996 - Designates the Lower East Side Tenement Museum at 97 Orchard Street, New York, New York, as a national historic site.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Museum designed to assure preservation and interpretation of the Site.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now June 24, 1996

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3628: Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3628/
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"H.R. 3628: Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3628/.
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