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[H.R. 434 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 99
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 434

                          [Report No. 116-135]

 To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2019

   Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Bass, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. 
Green of Texas, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Butterfield, and 
   Mr. Higgins of New York) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

                             June 27, 2019

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Meeks, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cummings, 
Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Blunt 
 Rochester, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Kelly of 
 Illinois, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Meng, 
  Mr. Horsford, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Yarmuth, Mrs. Torres of 
  California, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Sewell of 
 Alabama, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, 
 Mr. Richmond, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
  Castro of Texas, Mr. Vela, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. 
  Fletcher, Mr. Allred, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Escobar, and Ms. 
                            Johnson of Texas

                             June 27, 2019

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               10, 2019]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other 
                               purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emancipation National Historic Trail 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. EMANCIPATION NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL STUDY.

    Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(47) Emancipation national historic trail.--The 
        Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately 
        51 miles from the Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in 
        Galveston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate 
        Highway 45 North, to Freedmen's Town, then to Independence 
        Heights and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the 
        migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons 
        of African descent from the major 19th century seaport town of 
        Galveston to the burgeoning community of Freedmen's Town, 
        located in the 4th Ward of Houston, Texas.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
        National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the 
        Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other 
        purposes.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 99

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 434

                          [Report No. 116-135]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 27, 2019

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed