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H.R. 1500: Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017

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H.R. 1500: Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 371.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 338 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1500 (2017-06-28), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 371. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill redesignates as "Robert Emmet Park" the small triangular property located at the corner of 24th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as reservation 302. The Department of the Interior may post signs on or near the park, including one or more on: (1) information about Robert Emmet, his contribution to Irish Independence, and his respect for the United States and the American Revolution; and (2) information about the history of the statue of Robert Emmet located in the park.

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Official text

Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1500, Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017 (2017-05-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1500, Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017 (2018-03-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1500 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115