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H.R. 1949: National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015

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H.R. 1949: National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-22 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 496 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1949 (2015-09-16), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015

Plain summary

National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 with respect to submission of site and design proposals by the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (sponsor) for the National Liberty Memorial to honor the slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution. The site and design approval process is revised to make the Department of Agriculture, rather than the Department of the Interior or the General Services Administration, responsible for consideration of these site and design proposals and their submission, on behalf of the sponsor, to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission.

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Official text

National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1949, National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015 (2015-07-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Tom McClintock (R-CA)

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr1949 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114