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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.
People & committees
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D–OH
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 621.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-244.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-244.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-297.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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