Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 8, 2021
Signed May 12, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 12, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Apr 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 117-87.
upper
Nov 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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