H.R. 4986 · 114th Congress
Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Betty McCollum
- Introduced
- 2016-04-18
- Latest action
- 2016-04-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Summary
Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016
This bill establishes the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site (the former headquarters of the National Woman's Party of the women's suffrage movement) as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). The Site shall not be established as an NPS unit, however, until the Department of the Interior determines that: (1) the National Woman's Party has transferred to Interior the land and any improvements within the boundaries of the Site, and (2) Interior and the National Woman's Party have entered into a management agreement.
The national historic site shall consist of the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, located at 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC.