HR 6805 United States House · 117th Congress

African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act

Summary
African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program within the National Park Service (NPS). In carrying out the program, Interior may make grants to other federal agencies; state, local, and tribal governments; other public entities; educational institutions; historic preservation groups; and private nonprofit organizations for the identification of historic African-American burial grounds, the preservation and restoration of African-American burial grounds, the interpretation of African-American burial grounds, and related research and documentation for historic African-American burial grounds.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2022
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Introduced Feb 22, 2022 Last action Apr 28, 2022
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Apr 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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