To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.
Summary
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Dec 2022
House Passage
Dec 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Apr 11, 2022
Last action Dec 13, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Dec 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9682)
lower
Dec 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-605.
lower
Jul 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jul 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
lower
Jun 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Apr 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
Apr 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Apr 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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