Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act

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Status Signed into Law
Sponsor Christopher Coons
Citation 117-S-270
Actions 20
Introduced Feb 8th, 2021
Cosponsors
4 3
Last Action May 12th, 2022
Policy Area
Introduced Senate Feb 8
Senate Passed Apr 6
House Passed Apr 26
President Presented May 9
Enacted Signed into Law May 12

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Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act This bill redesignates the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site as the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park and expands the park. The park is expanded to include the land and interests in land as generally depicted on the map titled Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Boundary Additions and Affiliated Areas, and dated February 2022, and more particularly described as the Summerton High School site in Summerton, South Carolina; the former Scott's Branch High School site in Summerton; and approximately one acre of land adjacent to Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas. The Department of the Interior may acquire this land by donation, exchange, or purchase. Any property owned by South Carolina, Kansas, or any political subdivision of those states may be acquired by donation. Interior shall submit to Congress an amendment to the management plan for the historical park to include the portions of the historical park in Summerton. The bill establishes as affiliated areas of the National Park System the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Virginia; the Delaware Brown v. Board of Education civil rights sites, including Claymont High School in Claymont, Delaware; and the John Philip Sousa Middle School in the District of Columbia. Interior shall develop a management plan for each affiliated area.

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Senate House Executive
INTRODUCED
INTRODUCED
Feb 8, 2021
ON FLOOR
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS HELD
Jun 23, 2021
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ORDERED TO REPORT
Nov 18, 2021
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT FILED AMENDED
Mar 2, 2022
PLACED ON CALENDAR
PLACED ON CALENDAR
ON FLOOR
LAID BEFORE CHAMBER BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
Apr 6, 2022
ON FLOOR
AMENDMENT COMMITTEE WITHDRAWN
ON FLOOR
VOTE
PASSAGE
PASSED SENATE
MESSAGE SENATE SENT TO HOUSE
Apr 7, 2022
RECEIVED IN CHAMBER
RECEIVED IN CHAMBER
RECEIVED IN CHAMBER
HELD AT DESK
ON FLOOR
MOTION
SUSPEND RULES BILL
Apr 26, 2022
ON FLOOR
CONSIDERATION UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES
ON FLOOR
DEBATE
ON FLOOR
VOTE
PASSAGE
PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS
VOTE
TABLE RECONSIDERATION
WITH PRESIDENT
PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT
May 9, 2022
ENACTED
SIGNED
May 12, 2022
ENACTED
LAW REGISTERED
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Amendments

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Amendment flow 1 merged from 1 voted amendments 1 terminal · 0 pending · 0 grouped below
1 passed 0 failed 0 ended
SAMDT 5018 Merged
Apr 6, 2022 Full page
In the nature of a substitute.
Sponsor Christopher Coons Democrat
Voted amendment Accepted into the bill text passed · amendment passage