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Dearfield Study Act

Introduced: January 20, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.
Dec 7, 2022
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-600.
Jul 20, 2022
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 20, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 2022
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Jul 14, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 25, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 20, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dearfield Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Dearfield, in Weld County, Colorado, which was a historically black agricultural settlement founded by Oliver Toussaint Jackson.

In conducting the study, Interior shall

  • evaluate the national significance of the study area, and
  • determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
What's happening now December 7, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5031 Identical bill Dearfield Study Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 2, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 20, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6438: Dearfield Study Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6438/
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"H.R. 6438: Dearfield Study Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6438/.
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H.R. 6438, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6438/.
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