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Springfield Race Riot Study Act

Introduced: January 3, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2020
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.
Sep 21, 2020
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4566)
Sep 21, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 139.
Sep 21, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4566-4567)
Sep 21, 2020
Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 9, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351.
Jul 9, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-439.
Mar 11, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 11, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 11, 2020
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Oct 29, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Springfield Race Riot Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site near Madison Street and the 10th Street Rail Corridor and other sites in Springfield, Illinois, associated with the 1908 Springfield Race Riot.

Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the sites, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System.

What's happening now September 22, 2020

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 298 Related bill Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 9 Republican 4
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 2, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 2, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Feb 21, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Feb 21, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 16, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Dec 16, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Dec 16, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Dec 13, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 13, 2019
Demings, Val
· Nov 8, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 28, 2019
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jul 17, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 17, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 16, 2019
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Jan 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 139: Springfield Race Riot Study Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-139/
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"H.R. 139: Springfield Race Riot Study Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-139/.
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