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HR 7496 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional tributes Monuments and memorials Parks, recreation areas, trails Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history Virgin Islands

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion…

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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.

Introduced: April 11, 2022 Introduced by: Plaskett, Stacey E. Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2022
Received in the Senate.
Dec 12, 2022
Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 12, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 12, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9682)
Dec 12, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9682)
Dec 12, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7496.
Dec 12, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9682-9683)
Dec 7, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 438.
Dec 7, 2022
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-605.
Jul 13, 2022
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 13, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 13, 2022
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Jun 14, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 15, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Apr 11, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 11, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.

What's happening now December 13, 2022

Received in the Senate.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Apr 11, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7496: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7496/
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"H.R. 7496: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7496/.
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H.R. 7496, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7496/.
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