H.R. 3250 · 116th Congress
Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
Law · 116-336 · Jan 13, 2021Key: what the circles and colors mean
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43 cosponsors · 35 D, 8 R
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- House Introduced Jun 13, 2019
- House Passed Dec 17, 2020 387–5
- Senate Passed Dec 21, 2020
- President To the President Jan 1, 2021
- President Signed Jan 13, 2021
- Law Jan 13, 2021
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to study the sites associated with the life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, a part owner and President of Sears, Roebuck and Company and a noted philanthropist who helped finance construction of 5,357 schools in 15 southern states between 1912 and 1932.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 13, 2021
Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to study the sites associated with the life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, a part owner and President of Sears, Roebuck and Company and a noted philanthropist who helped finance construction of 5,357 schools in 15 southern states between 1912 and 1932. The study shall include a special emphasis on specified sites, including certain Rosenwald Schools.
In conducting such study, Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the sites; and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the sites as a unit of the National Park System, including an interpretive center in or near Chicago, Illinois.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
Also known as: Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2019
Latest action (Jan 13, 2021): Became Public Law No: 116-336.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 13, 2019
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- House Introduced Jun 13, 2019
- House Passed Dec 17, 2020 387–5
- Senate Passed Dec 21, 2020
- President To the President Jan 1, 2021
- President Signed Jan 13, 2021
- Law Jan 13, 2021
Final vote · House · Dec 17, 2020
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi