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HR 4745 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Historic sites and heritage areas Land transfers Parks, recreation areas, trails Racial and ethnic relations Texas U.S. history

Emancipation National Historic Trail Act

Introduced: November 29, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jan 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H65)
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced in House
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Emancipation National Historic Trail Act

This bill designates the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from Galveston, Texas, to Houston, Texas.

What's happening now January 12, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 21
Hurd, Will
· Dec 19, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 30, 2018
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 30, 2018
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 30, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 29, 2018
Love, Mia
· Nov 29, 2018
McEachin, A.
· Nov 29, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 29, 2018
Poe, Ted
· Nov 29, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 29, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 29, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4745: Emancipation National Historic Trail Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4745/
MLA
"H.R. 4745: Emancipation National Historic Trail Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4745/.
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H.R. 4745, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4745/.
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