National Liberty Memorial Act
Latest action · Mar 6, 2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Liberty Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (previously, the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation) to establish a memorial on specified federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the slaves and free persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution and to honor the men, women, and children who ran away from slavery or filed petitions with courts and legislatures seeking their freedom. Requires the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish the memorial.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2007 to Oct 4, 2007; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Mar 26, 2007 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Mar 26, 2007 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 26, 2007 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Mar 26, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 26, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 26, 2007 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Mar 26, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 4, 2007 |
Committees 1
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 Mar 26, 2007 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2007Hearings Mar 6, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 4, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Mar 26, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
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. 110-213 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION74 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Sep 11, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1051 | National Liberty Memorial Act | Identical bill | Sep 11, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia at Constitution Gardens previously approved to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Liberty Memorial Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2007Introduced 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.
