HR 4581 · 106th Congress · Commemorations
To authorize the Homeward Bound Foundation to establish the Middle Passage National Monument.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.(2000-06-09)
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Authorizes the Homeward Bound Foundation to establish a Middle Passage National Monument on Federal land in the District of Columbia or environs to honor the millions of Africans who died in the Middle Passage en route to the Americas and at the hands of transatlantic slave traders between the 15th and 19th centuries. Makes the Foundation solely responsible for accepting contributions for, and paying the expenses of, the establishment of the monument. Prohibits the use of Federal funds for such monument.…
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Cosponsors (20)
20 Democrats