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Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-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 16-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: February 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 28, 2017
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.
Feb 28, 2017
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Celebrates the history of the Detroit River with a 16-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 May 18, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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All 2 Democratic 1
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 28, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 28, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 158: Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-158/
MLA
"H. Res. 158: Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-158/.
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H. Res. 158, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-158/.
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[H. Res. 158: Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-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/115-HRES-158/)
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