To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 438.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-605.
Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9682-9683)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7496.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9682)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9682)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 438.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-605.
Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9682-9683)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7496.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9682)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9682)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional tributesMonuments and memorialsParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. historyVirgin Islands
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.
USA117th CongressHR-7496| House
| Updated: 12/13/2022
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.