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Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 15-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit,…

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Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 15-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Introduced: December 6, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Dec 8, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Dec 6, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 6, 2016
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Celebrates the history of the Detroit River with a 15-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Expresses support for the official recognition, by national and international entities, of the Detroit River as an area of historic importance to the history of the Underground Railroad and the fight for freedom.

What's happening now December 8, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 6, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 946: Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 15-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-946/
MLA
"H. Res. 946: Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 15-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-946/.
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H. Res. 946, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-946/.
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[H. Res. 946: Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 15-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-946/)
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