S 3667 United States Senate · 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. 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 16, 2022 Last action Dec 12, 2022
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Dec 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-244.
upper
Jul 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
May 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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