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S 3141 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Historic sites and heritage areas Illinois Land use and conservation Parks, recreation areas, trails U.S. history

New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act

Introduced: November 2, 2021 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Became law
Oct 18, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534.
Oct 18, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-183.
Jul 21, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 11, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-297.
Nov 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S7605)
Nov 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act

This bill establishes the New Philadelphia National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System.

The purposes of the park are to protect, preserve, and interpret the historic resources associated with the town of New Philadelphia, the first town in the United States planned and legally registered by a free African American before the Civil War.

The park shall consist of the approximately 124.33 acres of land within the boundary generally identified on the map titled New Philadelphia National Historic Site Proposed Boundary and dated July 2021.

What's happening now October 18, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 820 Related bill New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 10, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3141: New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3141/
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"S. 3141: New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3141/.
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S. 3141, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3141/.
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