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S 227 111th Congress Senate 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: January 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2009
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-92.
Jan 13, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S343-345)
Jan 13, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S342-343)
Jan 13, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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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 July 15, 2009

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-92.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1078 Related bill Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 6, 2009
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 13, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 227: Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-227/
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"S. 227: Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-227/.
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S. 227, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-227/.
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