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Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D–MD
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-27 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
H.R. 1718 would designate Thurgood Marshall’s former elementary school in Baltimore as a national historic site affiliated with the National Park System. The nonprofit Beloved Community Services Corporation would retain ownership and management. The Interior Department could provide technical help and financial assistance for specified activities, but the bill would not authorize federal acquisition or overall financial responsibility for operating the site. These are proposed changes in the supplied introduced version.
Public School 103, now better known as the Justice Thurgood Marshall School, located at 1315 Division Street in Baltimore, Maryland, was the site of Thurgood Marshall’s elementary education.
owned and managed by the Beloved Community Services Corporation, a nonprofit organization established in Baltimore, Maryland.
There is established as an affiliated area of the National Park System the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site.
The School shall continue to be owned, operated, and managed by the Beloved Community Services Corporation.
may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the National Historic Site
Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire the property at 1315 Division Street or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the National Historic Site.
The bill’s stated purpose is to preserve and explain Justice Thurgood Marshall’s historic contributions for future generations through designation of his elementary school. This describes Congress’s proposed purpose, rather than an established result.
The purpose of this Act is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of future generations the significant historic contributions of Justice Thurgood Marshall by establishing the elementary school he attended as a national historic site and providing for the site’s administration as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
The proposed site would consist of Public School 103 at 1315 Division Street in Baltimore, with its boundary generally described by a September 2024 map numbered 962/194939.
The term School means the building located at 1315 Division Street in Baltimore, Maryland, known as Public School 103
The National Historic Site shall consist of the School, as generally depicted on the map entitled Justice Thurgood Marshall School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary, numbered 962/194939, and dated September 2024.
Beloved Community Services Corporation would continue to own, operate, and manage the school and would be designated as the historic site’s management entity.
The School shall continue to be owned, operated, and managed by the Beloved Community Services Corporation.
The Beloved Community Services Corporation shall be the management entity for the National Historic Site.
Management of the site would have to follow this bill’s requirements and laws generally applicable to National Park System units.
The National Historic Site shall be managed in a manner consistent with— (1) this Act; and (2) laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System.
The Secretary of the Interior could provide technical help and enter cooperative agreements to provide financial assistance for marketing the site, marking it, explaining its history, and preserving it. This assistance would be permitted, rather than required.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the National Historic Site
The Secretary would have to enter an agreement with the management entity defining their management roles and responsibilities, consistent with National Park System policies and standards.
shall enter into an agreement with the management entity that delineates the roles and responsibilities for the management of the area consistent with the policies and standards that apply to units of the National Park System.
The bill would not give the Secretary authority to acquire the school property or assume overall financial responsibility for the site’s operation, maintenance, or management. This limit concerns authority under this bill.
Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire the property at 1315 Division Street or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the National Historic Site.
The bill would authorize Congress to provide whatever funding is necessary to carry it out, without specifying a dollar amount. An authorization permits future appropriations; it does not itself provide the money.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated June 4, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 27, 2025. It does not establish what happened after those recorded actions.
Source snapshot updated 2026-06-04T08:08:15Z. 2025-02-27: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2025-02-27: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-27. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy rider was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending earmark was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Funding authorization alone does not establish an earmark. This conclusion is limited to that version; accompanying materials could affect formal classification.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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The supplied introduced text gives a named organization a specific management role and access to discretionary assistance tied to the bill’s central purpose. This classification does not imply improper favoritism.
Beloved Community Services Corporation would retain ownership and control of the school, receive the statutory designation as the site’s management entity, and be eligible for technical help and financial assistance through cooperative agreements. This is narrow treatment for a specifically named nonprofit directly connected to establishing the historic site; assistance would remain discretionary.
owned and managed by the Beloved Community Services Corporation, a nonprofit organization established in Baltimore, Maryland.
The School shall continue to be owned, operated, and managed by the Beloved Community Services Corporation.
The Beloved Community Services Corporation shall be the management entity for the National Historic Site.
may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the National Historic Site
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