HR 1012 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Act

Introduced Feb 27, 2003 Originated House Became Public Law 108-192 Sponsor Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC

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.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

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)
Dec 8, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 25, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 24, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15865-15872; text as reported in Senate: CR S15872)
Aug 26, 2003Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/29/03 legislative day 07/21/03 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-138.
Aug 26, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
Jul 23, 2003Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 21, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 15, 2003Received in the Senate.
May 14, 2003Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 14, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4028-4031)
May 14, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes debate on H.R. 1012.
May 14, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4028-4029)
May 14, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Mar 17, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E321)
Feb 27, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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

S. Rept. 108-138

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.

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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