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S. 270: Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act

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S. 270: Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-123.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-123. (final step reached)
  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

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act

Plain summary

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act This bill redesignates the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site as the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park and expands the park. The park is expanded to include the land and interests in land as generally depicted on the map titled Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Boundary Additions and Affiliated Areas , and dated February 2022, and more particularly described as the Summerton High School site in Summerton, South Carolina; the former Scott's Branch High School site in Summerton; and approximately one acre of land adjacent to Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas. The Department of the Interior may acquire this land by donation, exchange, or purchase. Any property owned by South Carolina, Kansas, or any political subdivision of those states may be acquired by donation. Interior shall submit to Congress an amendment to the management plan for the historical park to include the portions of the historical park in Summerton. The bill establishes as affiliated areas of the National Park System the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Virginia; the Delaware Brown v. Board of Education civil rights sites, including Claymont High School in Claymont, Delaware; and the John Philip Sousa Middle School in the District of Columbia. Interior shall develop a management plan for each affiliated area.

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Official text

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 270, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act (2022-03-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Roger Marshall (R-KS)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] reported raising $5.0 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-s270 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117