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National Liberty Memorial Act

Introduced: November 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Nov 5, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Nov 5, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Liberty Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (previously the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation) to establish a memorial on specified federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution.

What's happening now September 16, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2738 Identical bill National Liberty Memorial Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 4, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 2, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 2, 2010
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 16, 2009
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 10, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4036: National Liberty Memorial Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4036/
MLA
"H.R. 4036: National Liberty Memorial Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4036/.
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H.R. 4036, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4036/.
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