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HR 6904 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources District of Columbia Forests, forestry, trees Historic sites and heritage areas Illinois Parks, recreation areas, trails

To designate certain Federal land in the District of Columbia under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service as the "Illinois' Bicentennial Grove", and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2018 Introduced by: LaHood, Darin Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 4, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Sep 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill designates the River Terrace Area of the Anacostia Park in the District of Columbia as the "Illinois' Bicentennial Grove."

The Department of the Interior shall furnish and place a plaque near the trees planted in the Illinois' Bicentennial Grove in recognition of the trees as a tribute to the bicentennial of the State of Illinois and to Edward Coles, Mary Brown Davis, and Elijah and Owen Lovejoy, who were prominent abolitionists from Illinois.

What's happening now October 4, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6904: To designate certain Federal land in the District of Columbia under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service as the "Illinois' Bicentennial Grove", and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6904/
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"H.R. 6904: To designate certain Federal land in the District of Columbia under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service as the "Illinois' Bicentennial Grove", and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6904/.
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H.R. 6904, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6904/.
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[H.R. 6904: To designate certain Federal land in the District of Columbia under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service as the "Illinois' Bicentennial Grove", and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6904/)
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