H.R. 5005: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System.
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H.R. 5005: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System.
115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 231 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5005 (2018-06-05), Passed. See all
- 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
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System.
Plain summary
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson located at Adams and Lee Streets in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System. James Weldon Johnson was a renowned statesmen, educator, songwriter, author, lawyer, and civil rights activist.
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · 22 cosponsors
Cosponsors on this site
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 231 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5005 (2018-06-05): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5005.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr5005 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115