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H.R. 1501: Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act

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H.R. 1501: Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 1, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyr's Monument in Fort Greene Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). Requires the study to include: (1) an analysis of operational issues that should be considered if the Monument were to be designated as an NPS unit; (2) an analysis of the feasibility of administering the Monument, considering its size, configuration, and other factors including an annual cost estimate; (3) an analysis of the economic, educational, and other impacts of the designation of the Monument as an NPS unit; (4) an analysis of the effect of such designation on existing commercial and recreational activities, and on the authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (5) an identification of any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal lands if the Monument is designated as an NPS unit. Requires, upon commencement of the study, owners of private property in or adjacent to the Monument to be notified of the study's commencement and scope.

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Official text

Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · 10 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] reported raising $17.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1501 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113