HJRES 142
99th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
American Revolution
Black history
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Slavery
An Act to authorize the erection of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the estimated five thousand courageous slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution and to honor the countless black men, women, and children who ran away from slavery.
Introduced: February 7, 1985
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-558.
Oct 27, 1986
Signed by President.
Oct 21, 1986
Presented to President.
Oct 20, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 17, 1986
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Oct 17, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Oct 17, 1986
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Oct 17, 1986
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 17, 1986
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
Sep 19, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 946.
Sep 19, 1986
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 99-462.
Sep 17, 1986
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 8, 1986
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB.
Nov 7, 1985
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 6, 1985
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 408 - 0 (Record Vote No: 393).
Nov 6, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 408 - 0 (Record Vote No: 393).
Nov 4, 1985
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Nov 4, 1985
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Oct 29, 1985
Placed on Union Calendar No: 202.
Oct 29, 1985
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on House Administration. Report No: 99-340.
Oct 23, 1985
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Oct 23, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 13, 1985
Hearings Held by Task Force on Libraries and Memorials.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 7, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Authorizes the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the courageous slaves and free black persons who gave of themselves during the American Revolution. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, to select the site, approve the design and plans, and provide for maintenance. Prohibits the use of any Federal funds for the memorial's construction. Terminates the Foundation's authority to establish such memorial within five years from the enactment of this Act.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 99-558.
Committees of jurisdiction
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