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H.R. 820: New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act

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H.R. 820: New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-04 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act

Plain summary

New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act This bill establishes the New Philadelphia National Historic Site in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the history and archeological resources of the town established by Frank McWorter, a formerly enslaved man, in 1836. The historic site shall not be established until the Department of the Interior has determined it has acquired a sufficient quantity of land or interests in and within the boundary of the historic site to constitute a manageable unit.

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Official text

New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 820, New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act (2022-02-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Mike Bost (R-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] reported raising $4.2 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-cong117-hr820 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117