H.R. 139 · 116th Congress
Springfield Race Riot Study Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Rodney Davis
- Introduced
- 2019-01-03
- Latest action
- 2020-09-22 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.
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.