HR 3250 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020

Introduced Jun 13, 2019 Originated House Became Public Law 116-336 Sponsor Danny K. Davis D-IL

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Latest action · Jan 13, 2021 Became Public Law No: 116-336.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 13, 2019
  2. Passed HouseDec 17, 2020
  3. Passed SenateDec 21, 2020
  4. To the PresidentJan 1, 2021
  5. Became lawJan 13, 2021Public Law 116-336

Summary

Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to study the sites associated with the life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, a part owner and President of Sears, Roebuck and Company and a noted philanthropist who helped finance construction of 5,357 schools in 15 southern states between 1912 and 1932. The study shall include a special emphasis on specified sites, including certain Rosenwald Schools.

In conducting such study, Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the sites; and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the sites as a unit of the National Park System, including an interpretive center in or near Chicago, Illinois.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 245Passed387–5Dec 17, 2020

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2019 to Jun 11, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzJun 19, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinJul 5, 2019
R-NYLee M. ZeldinJul 5, 2019
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJul 9, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 16, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownJul 22, 2019
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannJul 30, 2019
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jun 13, 2019Markup Mar 11, 2020Reported Jun 11, 2020
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Jun 25, 2019Hearings Oct 29, 2019Discharged Mar 11, 2020

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 13, 2021Signed by President.
  2. Jan 13, 2021Became Public Law No: 116-336.
  3. Jan 1, 2021Presented to President.
  4. Dec 21, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7902)
  5. Dec 21, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  6. Dec 18, 2020Received in the Senate, read twice.
  7. Dec 17, 2020Mr. Gallego moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Dec 17, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7247-7248)
  9. Dec 17, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3250.
  10. Dec 17, 2020At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  11. Dec 17, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7252-7253)
  12. Dec 17, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 387 - 5 (Roll no. 245). (text: CR H7247)
  13. Dec 17, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Jun 11, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-431.
  15. Jun 11, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.
  16. Mar 11, 2020Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  17. Mar 11, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  18. Mar 11, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Oct 29, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  20. Jun 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  21. Jun 13, 2019Introduced in House
  22. Jun 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S7902John Cornyn R-TXDec 21, 2020
HouseDebate and remarks H7247, H7248Text printed H7247Recorded votes H7252enactLists H7253Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3250, Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools ActRobert J. Wittman R-VA, Ruben Gallego D-AZ, Steve Cohen D-TNDec 17, 2020

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 estimate

  1. Jun 8, 2020H.R. 3250, Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 11, 2020

Constitutional authority

[Pages H8720-H8721] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Ms. WEXTON: H.R. 4971. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 1049: Mr. Lynch. H.R. 1092: Mr. Raskin. H.R. 1110: Mr. Wright. H.R. 1133: Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. H.R. 1155: Mr. Pence. H.R. 1171: Mr. Meeks. H.R. 1175: Mr. Richmond. H.R. 1188: Mr. Doggett. H.R. 1254: Ms. Wexton. H.R. 1257: Mr. Rutherford. H.R. 1289: Ms. Matsui. H.R. 1309: Mr. Richmond and Mr. Bishop of Georgia. H.R. 1367: Mr. Johnson of Georgia and Mr. Levin of Michigan. H.R. 1383: Mr. Olson. H.R. 1418: Mr. Schrader. H.R. 1468: Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 1498: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Dean, and Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 1528: Mr. Trone. H.R. 1652: Mr. Schrader, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Correa, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Velazquez. H.R. 1673: Mr. Harris. H.R. 1680: Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Womack, Mr. Ferguson, and Mr. Byrne. H.R. 1705: Mrs. Lawrence. H.R. 1748: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Crow, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and Mr. Keating. H.R. 1754: Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Kind, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut. H.R. 1765: Mr. McKinley. H.R. 1777: Ms. Meng. H.R. 1923: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Welch, Mr. Lowenthal, and Ms. Garcia of Texas. H.R. 2051: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 2075: Ms. Mucarsel-Powell. H.R. 2086: Mrs. Luria. H.R. 2117: Mr. Joyce of Ohio. H.R. 2147: Mr. Kildee, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Calvert. H.R. 2210: Mr. Soto. H.R. 2222: Mr. Smith of Nebraska. H.R. 2235: Mr. Crawford, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2279: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Kennedy. H.R. 2283: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 2301: Mr. Bacon. H.R. 2411: Ms. Spanberger and Mr. Comer. H.R. 2433: Mr. Sires. H.R. 2498: Ms. Sewell of Alabama. H.R. 2501: Mr. Soto. H.R. 2521: Mr. Soto, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois. H.R. 2584: Mr. Olson and Mr. Hice of Georgia. H.R. 2645: Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 2653: Mrs. Axne. H.R. 2656: Ms. Slotkin. H.R. 2668: Mr. Young and Ms. Finkenauer. H.R. 2693: Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Holding, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and Mr. Arrington. H.R. 2746: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico. H.R. 2747: Ms. Speier and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2788: Mr. Amodei. H.R. 2802: Ms. Finkenauer and Ms. Schakowsky. H.R. 2825: Mrs. Walorski. H.R. 2862: Mr. Balderson. H.R. 2867: Ms. Brownley of California. H.R. 2985: Mr. Nunes and Mr. Rouda. H.R. 2986: Mr. Lewis and Mr. Blumenauer. H.R. 2990: Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norman, Ms. Stevens, and Mr. Davidson of Ohio. H.R. 3048: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 3062: Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 3080: Mr. Brindisi and Ms. Waters. H.R. 3127: Mr. Welch and Mr. Smith of Nebraska. H.R. 3138: Mr. Norcross. H.R. 3155: Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Perry, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Stauber, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Reed, Mr. Pence, Mr[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 173, October 31, 2019.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1863Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools Study Act of 2019Related billMar 4, 2020

Titles 7

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the sites associated with the life and legacy of the noted American philanthropist and business executive Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
Short Titles as Enacted
Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Dec 18, 2020Received in Senate
  3. Dec 17, 2020Engrossed in House
  4. Jun 11, 2020Reported in House
  5. Jun 13, 2019Introduced in House

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