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HJRES 666 99th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil Rights and Liberties Foundations Monuments and memorials National parks Parks and Natural Areas Racial discrimination Slavery

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of a commemorative structure within the National Park System dedicated to the promotion of understanding, knowledge, opportunity and…

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A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of a commemorative structure within the National Park System dedicated to the promotion of understanding, knowledge, opportunity and equality for all people.

Introduced: June 26, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-511.
Oct 21, 1986
Signed by President.
Oct 10, 1986
Presented to President.
Oct 10, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 8, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 8, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 19, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 947.
Sep 19, 1986
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure without amendment. With written report No. 99-463.
Sep 17, 1986
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 10, 1986
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Aug 15, 1986
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable.
Jul 31, 1986
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held.
Jul 24, 1986
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB.
Jul 14, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water.
Jul 14, 1986
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 26, 1986
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 26, 1986
House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 26, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jun 26, 1986
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 939 — Mr. Udall offered an American to add to the list of primary purposes of the National Council for Education an… Pending Jun 26, 1986
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the support of the Congress for the programs regarding the understanding of slavery of the National Council for Education and Economic Development, Incorporated, and for the program to raise an endowment to assure the permanent location of a commemorative structure within the National Park System dedicated to understanding, knowledge, opportunity, and equality for all people.

What's happening now October 21, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-511.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 26, 1986
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 666: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of a commemorative structure within the National Park System dedicated to the promotion of understanding, knowledge, opportunity and equality for all people.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-666/
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"H.J. Res. 666: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of a commemorative structure within the National Park System dedicated to the promotion of understanding, knowledge, opportunity and equality for all people.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-666/.
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H.J. Res. 666, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-666/.
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