National Liberty Memorial Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2010 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.
- IntroducedNov 5, 2009
- 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 slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2009 to Mar 24, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Feb 2, 2010 |
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 Nov 5, 2009 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Nov 9, 2009Hearings Sep 16, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2010Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Nov 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Nov 5, 2009Introduced in House
- Nov 5, 2009Referred 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. 111-318 | NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION65 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Dec 3, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2738 | National Liberty Memorial Act | Identical bill | Aug 5, 2010 |
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 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: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2009Introduced 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.
