African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act
Summary
African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act This bill establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York, New York. The National Park Service shall (1) acquire for the museum property that is located adjacent to the national monument or in any other area of the African Burial Ground National Historic Landmark in the city other than the location adjacent to the monument, and (2) construct the museum on the acquired property. The bill establishes within the Department of the Interior the African Burial Ground Advisory Council to (1) make recommendations on the construction of the museum, and (2) advise and assist Interior on all matters relating to the operation and preservation of the museum.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 14, 2021
Last action Jun 8, 2021
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Jun 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
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State
District
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Jerrold Nadler
DDemocratic
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Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Grace Meng
DDemocratic
Co
Gregory W. Meeks
DDemocratic
Co
Hakeem S. Jeffries
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen M. Rice
DDemocratic
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