Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Act
Latest action · Dec 19, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-192.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
- Passed HouseMay 14, 2003
- Passed SenateNov 24, 2003
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2003
- Became lawDec 19, 2003Public Law 108-192
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 26, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish as a unit of the National Park System the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the District of Columbia.
Authorizes the Secretary to acquire any of the three properties immediately north of the Carter G.Woodson Home located at 1540, 1542, and 1544 Ninth Street, Northwest, for addition to the historic site.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into: (1) cooperative agreements with public or private entities to provide public interpretation and education of African-American heritage in the Shaw area of the District; (2) an agreement with such entities to restore and rehabilitate, under specified conditions, the Carter G. Woodson home and properties within the site's boundary; and (3) an agreement with The Association for the Study of African-American Life and History that allows the Association to use a portion of the historic site for its own administrative purposes.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2003 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 21, 2003Markup Jul 23, 2003Reported Aug 26, 2003 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2003Signed by President.
- Dec 19, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-192.
- Dec 12, 2003Presented to President.
- Dec 8, 2003Mr. Renzi asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H12865-12866)
- Dec 8, 2003Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H12866)
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H12865Text printed H12866Amendments H12866 | Rick Renzi R-AZ | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15871Text printed S15872 | — | Nov 24, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4028–H4031Text printed H4028 | Danny K. Davis D-IL, Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, George Radanovich R-CA, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | May 14, 2003 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E321 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Feb 27, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 1, 2003H.R. 1012, Carter G. Woodson National Historic Site Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Enmergy and Natural Resources on July 23, 2003</p>
- Aug 1, 2003H.R. 1012, Carter G. Woodson National Historic Site ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Enmergy and Natural Resources on July 23, 2003
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-69 | BUFFALO SOLDIERS; PROTECTION OF PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES; HIBBEN CENTER; BOUNDARIES AT GUNNISON; KRIS EGGLE CENTER; LEWIS AND CLARK CENTER; AND CARTER G. WOODSON HOME40 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 10, 2003 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12970 | Selected Issues in Tax Reform: The Small Business Start-Up Deduction | Resource | Apr 16, 2025 |
| RL31803 | Appropriations for FY2004: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Archived | Report | Mar 10, 2004 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Black history
- Blacks
- Commemorations
- District of Columbia
- Government Operations and Politics
- Historians
- Historic sites
- History
- Housing and Community Development
- Land transfers
- Minorities
- National parks
- Offices
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Residential rehabilitation
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 24, 2003Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Aug 26, 2003Reported to Senate
- May 21, 2003Referred in Senate
- May 14, 2003Engrossed in House
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.