US Congress House Bill 5420 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on December 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System. The park shall preserve and interpret the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the park; the significant architectural structures in the park; and the role of the Pullman community in the creation of the first national Labor Day holiday. Also, the park shall coordinate the preservation, protection, and interpretation efforts of the park by the federal government, Illinois, units of local government, and private and nonprofit organizations; and the management options necessary to ensure the protection, preservation, and interpretation of the many significant aspects of the park. The park's boundary shall be established by the Department of the Interior, but must not exceed the boundary of the approximately 300-acre Pullman Historic District in Chicago. Upon conveyance by Illinois to Interior, the park shall include the Pullman Factory Complex, including the Clock Tower Building and rear erecting shops; and the approximately 13 acres of land on which those structures are located. Interior must complete a general management plan for the park.

Pullman National Historical Park Act

Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-12-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-12-12	House	Introduced in House

SB2896 (Same As) 2019-11-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S6672-6673)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5420/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5420/BILLS-116hr5420ih.pdf