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Peopling of America Theme Study Act

Introduced: June 28, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jul 6, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jul 6, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Jun 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 28, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Peopling of America Theme Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and submit to Congress a national historic landmark theme study on the peopling of America to identify regions, areas, trails, districts, communities, sites, buildings, structures, objects, organizations, societies, and cultures that: (1) best illustrate and commemorate key events or decisions affecting the peopling of America; and (2) can provide a basis for the preservation and interpretation of the peopling of America that has shaped U.S. culture and society.
What's happening now July 6, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 13, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2420: Peopling of America Theme Study Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2420/
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"H.R. 2420: Peopling of America Theme Study Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2420/.
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H.R. 2420, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2420/.
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