S. 298 · 116th Congress
Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth
- Introduced
- 2019-01-31
- Latest action
- 2019-12-17 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Summary
Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site of the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 in Springfield, Illinois, and adjacent property.
In conducting the study, Interior must evaluate the national significance of such area and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.