African-American Burial Grounds Network Act
Latest action · May 22, 2019 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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
African-American Burial Grounds Network Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Network within the National Park Service (NPS).
In carrying out the network, Interior, among other things, must
- review existing and new studies and reports to inform consideration of sites for the network;
- furnish specified technical assistance;
- develop a program to train states, units of local government, regional governmental bodies, organizations, educational institutions, and private entities to carry out the purposes of this bill; and
- produce and disseminate educational and training materials related to African-American burial ground identification methods and best practices for caring for artifacts, developing interpretive tours and exhibits, preserving burial ground landscapes, heritage tourism initiatives and sources for grants (e.g., handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information).
A burial ground shall only be considered for addition to the network with the property owner's consent and at the request of an individual, landowner, private or nonprofit organization, state or local government, or another entity.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to Jan 28, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Feb 27, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Feb 27, 2019 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Feb 27, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Feb 27, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 3, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-SC | Joe Cunningham | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Jan 28, 2020 |
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 Feb 13, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 5, 2019Hearings May 22, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2019Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 28, February 13, 2019, page H1584.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45800 | The Federal Role in Historic Preservation: An Overview | Report | Mar 22, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2827 | African American Burial Grounds Study Act | Related bill | Dec 21, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the African-American Burial Grounds Network, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- African-American Burial Grounds Network Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Department of the Interior
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private cooperation
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Research administration and funding
- U.S. history
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced 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.
