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HR 1078 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Historic sites and heritage areas Maryland New York State Parks, recreation areas, trails Racial and ethnic relations

Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act

Introduced: February 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 24, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 13, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act - Establishes in the City of Auburn, New York, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System.

Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide grant funding and enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities for the historic preservation, rehabilitation, interpretation, and maintenance of such historical parks. Requires the Secretary to complete a general management plan for them.

What's happening now March 24, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 13, 2009
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2009
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2009
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 13, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 13, 2009
Kratovil, Frank
· Feb 13, 2009
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2009
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 13, 2009
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2009
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2009
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 13, 2009
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2009
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 13, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1078: Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1078/
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"H.R. 1078: Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1078/.
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