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H.R. 5047 109th Congress House

Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement.

Introduced: March 29, 2006 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Agricultural laborAgriculture and FoodArizonaCalifornia
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2006
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Apr 4, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Mar 29, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E458)
Mar 29, 2006
Introduced in House
Mar 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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 Latest action April 4, 2006

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study to determine: (1) appropriate methods for preserving and interpreting certain sites in Arizona, California, and other states that are significant to the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States; and (2) whether any of the sites meets the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a national historic landmark.
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 12
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Mar 29, 2006
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 29, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 29, 2006
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Mar 29, 2006
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 29, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 29, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Mar 29, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5047: Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5047/
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"H.R. 5047: Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5047/.
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