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Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016

Introduced: April 18, 2016 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 18, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 18, 2016
Introduced in House
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Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016

This bill establishes the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site (the former headquarters of the National Woman's Party of the women's suffrage movement) as a unit of the National Park System (NPS).

The Site shall not be established as an NPS unit, however, until the Department of the Interior determines that: (1) the National Woman's Party has transferred to Interior the land and any improvements within the boundaries of the Site, and (2) Interior and the National Woman's Party have entered into a management agreement.

The national historic site shall consist of the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, located at 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC.

What's happening now April 28, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1975 Related bill Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 2 Democratic 2
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 20, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 18, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4986: Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4986/
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