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HJRES 57 105th Congress House Commemorations Black leadership Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights demonstrations Civil rights workers District of Columbia Foundations Maintenance and repair Minorities Monuments and memorials Poor Public Lands and Natural Resources Social Welfare

To authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.

Introduced: February 27, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 3, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Feb 27, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Feb 27, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E344)
Feb 27, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and the Poor People's Campaign.

Exempts the memorial from provisions of the Commemorative Works Act which: (1) prohibit commemorative works honoring a nonmilitary event, individual, or group of individuals from being authorized until after the 25th anniversary of the event or death of the individual(s); and (2) require the offset of Federal funds used to pay maintenance and preservation expenses of the memorial and its infrastructure (but requires excess construction funds received by the Foundation to be deposited in a Treasury account for such expenses).

What's happening now March 3, 1997

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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