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H.R. 6201: National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act

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H.R. 6201: National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513. 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

National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act

Plain summary

National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act This bill extends through FY2027 the authority of the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on eligible federal land to honor the slaves and free Black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution.

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Official text

National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 37 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6201, National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act (2022-04-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6201, National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act (2022-11-14)

Cosponsors on this site

Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), André Carson (D-IN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nikema Williams (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] reported raising $955,740 (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6201 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117