Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
USA115th CongressHRES-158| House
| Updated: 5/18/2017
John Conyers
Democratic Representative
Michigan
Cosponsors (4)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Celebrates the history of the Detroit River with a 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Expresses support for the official recognition, by national and international entities, of the Detroit River as an area of historic importance to the history of the Underground Railroad and the fight for freedom.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
CanadaCommemorative events and holidaysHistoric sites and heritage areasLakes and riversMichiganMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history
Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
USA115th CongressHRES-158| House
| Updated: 5/18/2017
Celebrates the history of the Detroit River with a 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Expresses support for the official recognition, by national and international entities, of the Detroit River as an area of historic importance to the history of the Underground Railroad and the fight for freedom.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
John Conyers
Democratic Representative
Michigan
Cosponsors (4)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
CanadaCommemorative events and holidaysHistoric sites and heritage areasLakes and riversMichiganMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history