3.0.0 2827 2023-01-11T13:43:52Z 2023-01-11T13:43:52Z Senate S 2019-11-07 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Hearings by 2020-03-04T19:00:48Z Discharged from 2020-12-20T20:33:32Z Referred to 2019-11-07T21:46:11Z African-American Burial Grounds Network Act 116 1179 HR 2019-05-22 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2020-12-21 18:40:20 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-21 18:12:03 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-21 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2020-12-20 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7859) Floor 2020-12-20 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7859) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-20 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7859) Floor 2020-12-20 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2020-12-20 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2020-03-04 sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-367. Committee 2019-11-07 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2019-11-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2019-11-07 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2019-12-04 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-12-04 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-12-05 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-12-05 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2019-12-09 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Cemeteries and funerals Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas Monuments and memorials Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Public-private cooperation Racial and ethnic relations Research administration and funding U.S. history Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2019-11-07 Introduced in Senate 2020-01-02T20:18:29Z U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Network Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Network within the National Park Service (NPS).

In carrying out the network, Interior, among other things, must

  • review existing and new studies and reports to inform consideration of sites for the network;
  • furnish specified technical assistance;
  • develop a program to train states, units of local government, regional governmental bodies, organizations, educational institutions, and private entities to carry out the purposes of this bill; and
  • produce and disseminate educational and training materials related to African-American burial ground identification methods and best practices for caring for artifacts,developing interpretive tours and exhibits, preserving burial ground landscapes, heritage tourism initiatives and sources for grants (e.g., handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information).

A burial ground shall only be considered for addition to the network with the property owner's consent and at the request of an individual, landowner, private or nonprofit organization, state or local government, or another entity.

]]> 55 2020-12-20 Passed Senate 2021-03-09T19:31:53Z African American Burial Grounds Study Act

This bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a study of ways to identify, interpret, preserve, and record unmarked, previously abandoned, underserved, or other burial grounds relating to the historic African American experience.

In conducting the study, the NPS shall consider

  • ways to engage with descendant, local, and other communities historically associated with identified burial grounds by geography, genealogy, or culture;
  • appropriate processes to identify locations of unmarked and unrecorded African American burial grounds with appropriate consideration for the privacy and safety of the burial grounds;
  • alternatives for providing in a public database the locations of, and information on, recorded and unrecorded African American burial grounds;
  • alternatives for commemorating and interpreting African American burial grounds; and
  • best practices for preserving burial ground landscapes and caring for artifacts.
]]> African American Burial Grounds Study Act Display Title African American Burial Grounds Study Act Short Title(s) as Introduced U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Network Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Passed Senate African American Burial Grounds Study Act S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Official Titles as Amended by Senate A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of African American burial grounds, and for other purposes. S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate African American Burial Grounds Study Act S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Network, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS 2722 116 SAMDT To amend the title. 2022-02-08T19:15:25Z 2020-12-20 Amendment SA 2722 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2722 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/2722 B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Senate 116 S Senate S 2827 African American Burial Grounds Study Act 2023-01-11T13:43:52Z 6 2020-12-20 0 Senate Amendment SA 2722 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2020-12-20 0 Senate Amendment SA 2722 proposed by Senator Brown. (consideration: CR S7859; text: CR S7859) To amend the title. Floor 2020-12-20 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-20 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2722 proposed by Senator Brown. Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-20 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2722 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2721 116 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-08T19:15:25Z 2020-12-20 Amendment SA 2721 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2721 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/2721 B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Senate 116 S Senate S 2827 African American Burial Grounds Study Act 2023-01-11T13:43:52Z 6 2020-12-20 0 Senate Amendment SA 2721 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2020-12-20 0 Senate Amendment SA 2721 proposed by Senator Brown. (consideration: CR S7859; text: CR S7859) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2020-12-20 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-20 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2721 proposed by Senator Brown. Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-20 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2721 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2827es/xml/BILLS-116s2827es.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2827is/xml/BILLS-116s2827is.xml 2020-12-21 Held at the desk. 18:40:20 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.