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HR 4004 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas Illinois Racial and ethnic relations Urban and suburban affairs and development

Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act

Introduced: November 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Nov 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Nov 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Nov 3, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating a specified region in Chicago, Illinois, as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area.

What's happening now November 5, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 26, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 22, 2010
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2010
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 19, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 19, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 3, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 6, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 6, 2009
Hare, Phil
· Nov 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4004: Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4004/
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"H.R. 4004: Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4004/.
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H.R. 4004, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4004/.
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