Springfield Race Riot Study Act
United States116th CongressHR-139House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 22, 2020
Summary
Springfield Race Riot Study Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site near Madison Street and the 10th Street Rail Corridor and other sites in Springfield, Illinois, associated with the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the sites, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.
Senate