S. 3141: New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act

Plain summary

New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act This bill establishes the New Philadelphia National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System. The purposes of the park are to protect, preserve, and interpret the historic resources associated with the town of New Philadelphia, the first town in the United States planned and legally registered by a free African American before the Civil War. The park shall consist of the approximately 124.33 acres of land within the boundary generally identified on the map titled New Philadelphia National Historic Site Proposed Boundary and dated July 2021.

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Official text

New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3141, New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act (2022-11-21)

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Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] reported raising $84,084 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3141.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s3141 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117