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S. 384 118th Congress Senate

Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act

Official title: A bill to establish the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Tammy Duckworth Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Dec 20, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.
Dec 20, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-142.
Sep 21, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 21, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 20, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act

This bill establishes the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System.

The monument shall

  • 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; and
  • include the construction of a permanent memorial, within the boundary of the monument, to the victims, survivors, and descendants of survivors of the riot and to the Springfield community.

The Department of the Interior may expend appropriated funds to acquire or lease essential facilities for the administration of the monument and visitor services outside the boundary, but within the vicinity of the monument.

Interior, using donated or appropriated funds, shall construct a memorial within the boundary of the monument.

The bill (1) establishes the Springfield 1908 Advisory Commission to advise Interior regarding the management and development of the monument, and (2) terminates the commission 12 years after this bill's enactment.

Interior shall consult with the commission on matters relating to the management and development of the monument.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 384: Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-384/
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"S. 384: Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-384/.
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