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Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13134 text as passed Senate: CR S13134) Bill TextA resolution recognizing the historical and educational significance of the Atlantic Freedom Tour of the Freedom Schooner Amistad, and expressing the sense of the Senate that preserving the legacy of the Amistad story is important in promoting multicultural dialogue, education, and cooperation. 10/18/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Recognizes the historical and educational significance of the Freedom Schooner Amistad's Atlantic Freedom Tour. Encourages the people of the United States to learn about U.S. history and better understand the experiences that have shaped this nation. Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that preserving the legacy of the Amistad should be regarded as a means of fostering multicultural dialogue, education, and cooperation.
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextRecognizing the historical and educational significance of the Freedom Schooner Amistad's 14-month 2007 Atlantic Freedom Tour, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that preserving the legacy of the Amistad story is important in promoting multi-cultural dialogue, education, and cooperation. 6/27/2007--Introduced. Recognizes the historical and educational significance of the Freedom Schooner Amistad's Atlantic Freedom Tour. Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that preserving the legacy of the Amistad should be regarded as a means of fostering multicultural dialogue, education, and cooperation.
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3514-3515) Bill TextA resolution recognizing the historical significance of the sloop-of-war USS Constellation as a reminder of the participation of the United States in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the United States to end the slave trade. 4/29/2008--Introduced. Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate, in 2008, the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextRecognizing the historical significance of the United States sloop-of-war Constellation as a surviving witness to the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and a leading participant in America's effort to end the practice. 4/29/2008--Introduced. Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old American warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
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Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-372. Bill TextA bill to adjust the boundary of the Everglades National Park, and for other purposes. 4/2/2008--Introduced. Everglades National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 - Adjusts the boundary of the Everglades National Park in Florida to include the Tarpon Basin property comprising approximately 600 acres of land and water surrounding Tarpon Basin and located in South Key Largo. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire through a voluntary donation, sale, or exchange any land or interest in the Tarpon Basin property.Requires the lands and waters added to the Park by this Act to be administered as part of the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit to any owner of a sailing vessel who had secured the sailing vessel in Hurricane Hole to protect it from a tropical storm or hurricane. Allows the inclusion in such a permit of any term or condition determined necessary to protect the Park's resources and to ensure the safety of the public [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo adjust the boundary of the Everglades National Park, and for other purposes. 4/3/2008--Introduced. Everglades National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 - Adjusts the boundary of the Everglades National Park in Florida to include the Tarpon Basin property comprising approximately 600 acres of land and water surrounding Tarpon Basin and located in South Key Largo. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire through a voluntary donation, sale, or exchange any land or interest in the Tarpon Basin property.Requires the lands and waters added to the Park by this Act to be administered as part of the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit to any owner of a sailing vessel who had secured the sailing vessel in Hurricane Hole to protect it from a tropical storm or hurricane. Allows the inclusion in such a permit of any term or condition determined necessary to protect the Park's resources and to ensure the safety of the public in [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3514-3515) Bill TextA resolution recognizing the historical significance of the sloop-of-war USS Constellation as a reminder of the participation of the United States in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the United States to end the slave trade. 4/29/2008--Introduced. Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate, in 2008, the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextRecognizing the historical significance of the United States sloop-of-war Constellation as a surviving witness to the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and a leading participant in America's effort to end the practice. 4/29/2008--Introduced. Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old American warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Also tagged in: Boats and boating, Emergency management, Everglades, Florida, Hurricanes, Land transfers, Law, Licenses, National parks, Natural resources, Public lands, Sports, Transportation, Water resources
Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-372. Bill TextA bill to adjust the boundary of the Everglades National Park, and for other purposes. 4/2/2008--Introduced. Everglades National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 - Adjusts the boundary of the Everglades National Park in Florida to include the Tarpon Basin property comprising approximately 600 acres of land and water surrounding Tarpon Basin and located in South Key Largo. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire through a voluntary donation, sale, or exchange any land or interest in the Tarpon Basin property.Requires the lands and waters added to the Park by this Act to be administered as part of the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit to any owner of a sailing vessel who had secured the sailing vessel in Hurricane Hole to protect it from a tropical storm or hurricane. Allows the inclusion in such a permit of any term or condition determined necessary to protect the Park's resources and to ensure the safety of the public [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Boats and boating, Emergency management, Everglades, Florida, Hurricanes, Land transfers, Law, Licenses, National parks, Natural resources, Public lands, Sports, Transportation, Water resources
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo adjust the boundary of the Everglades National Park, and for other purposes. 4/3/2008--Introduced. Everglades National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 - Adjusts the boundary of the Everglades National Park in Florida to include the Tarpon Basin property comprising approximately 600 acres of land and water surrounding Tarpon Basin and located in South Key Largo. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire through a voluntary donation, sale, or exchange any land or interest in the Tarpon Basin property.Requires the lands and waters added to the Park by this Act to be administered as part of the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit to any owner of a sailing vessel who had secured the sailing vessel in Hurricane Hole to protect it from a tropical storm or hurricane. Allows the inclusion in such a permit of any term or condition determined necessary to protect the Park's resources and to ensure the safety of the public in [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13134 text as passed Senate: CR S13134) Bill TextA resolution recognizing the historical and educational significance of the Atlantic Freedom Tour of the Freedom Schooner Amistad, and expressing the sense of the Senate that preserving the legacy of the Amistad story is important in promoting multicultural dialogue, education, and cooperation. 10/18/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Recognizes the historical and educational significance of the Freedom Schooner Amistad's Atlantic Freedom Tour. Encourages the people of the United States to learn about U.S. history and better understand the experiences that have shaped this nation. Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that preserving the legacy of the Amistad should be regarded as a means of fostering multicultural dialogue, education, and cooperation.
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextRecognizing the historical and educational significance of the Freedom Schooner Amistad's 14-month 2007 Atlantic Freedom Tour, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that preserving the legacy of the Amistad story is important in promoting multi-cultural dialogue, education, and cooperation. 6/27/2007--Introduced. Recognizes the historical and educational significance of the Freedom Schooner Amistad's Atlantic Freedom Tour. Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that preserving the legacy of the Amistad should be regarded as a means of fostering multicultural dialogue, education, and cooperation.
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