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HR 1407 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Assault and harassment offenses Civil disturbances Historic sites and heritage areas Illinois Monuments and memorials Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history Violent crime

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act

Introduced: May 7, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Apr 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act

This bill establishes the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the forming of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

What's happening now April 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 12 Republican 6
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · May 7, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 9, 2021
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 9, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 2, 2021
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Mar 2, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 26, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 26, 2021
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 26, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Feb 26, 2021
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Feb 26, 2021
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Feb 26, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 26, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1407: Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1407/
MLA
"H.R. 1407: Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1407/.
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H.R. 1407, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1407/.
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