H.R. 5005 · 115th Congress
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System.
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Al Lawson
- Introduced
- 2018-02-13
- Latest action
- 2018-12-12 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Summary
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson located at Adams and Lee Streets in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System. James Weldon Johnson was a renowned statesmen, educator, songwriter, author, lawyer, and civil rights activist.