HR 5420
116th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Architecture
Commemorative events and holidays
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Illinois
Labor-management relations
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Pullman National Historical Park Act
Introduced: December 12, 2019
Introduced by:
Kelly, Robin L.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 8, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Dec 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Pullman National Historical Park Act
This bill establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System.
The park shall preserve and interpret
- the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the park;
- the significant architectural structures in the park; and
- the role of the Pullman community in the creation of the first national Labor Day holiday.
Also, the park shall coordinate
- the preservation, protection, and interpretation efforts of the park by the federal government, Illinois, units of local government, and private and nonprofit organizations; and
- the management options necessary to ensure the protection, preservation, and interpretation of the many significant aspects of the park.
The park's boundary shall be established by the Department of the Interior, but must not exceed the boundary of the approximately 300-acre Pullman Historic District in Chicago.
Upon conveyance by Illinois to Interior, the park shall include
- the Pullman Factory Complex, including the Clock Tower Building and rear erecting shops; and
- the approximately 13 acres of land on which those structures are located.
Interior must complete a general management plan for the park.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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