3.0.0 2646 2022-11-01T03:47:35Z 2022-11-01T03:47:35Z Senate S 2019-10-17 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-10-17T21:20:30Z Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act 116 434 HR 2020-01-27 Became Public Law No: 116-111. Related bill CRS 2019-10-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2019-10-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N Public Lands and Natural Resources Historic sites and heritage areas Land transfers Parks, recreation areas, trails Racial and ethnic relations Texas U.S. history Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2019-10-17 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-08T23:35:31Z Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act

This bill requires the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from Galveston, Texas, to Houston, Texas, to be studied for designation as a national scenic trail.

]]> Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act Display Title Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2646is/xml/BILLS-116s2646is.xml 2019-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.