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106th Congress > House > Vote 1040

Date: July 25, 2000

Result: 404-11 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 434

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Government Organization

Sponsor: PORTMAN, Robert Jones (Rob) (R-OH)

Bill number: HR2919

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act

Bill summary: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act - Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, founded in 1995, to pay the Federal share (20 percent) of the costs of authorized Center activities. Authorizes the Secretary to assist in the construction of the Center facility and the development of programs and exhibits related to the history of the Underground Railroad on property owned by the city of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio. Authorizes appropriations. Requires annual reports from the Center to Congress. Amends the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary to make grants for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings or structures associated with the Underground Railroad and related research and documentation to sites, programs, or facilities that have been included in the national underground railroad network. Provides a matching funds requirement. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill titles: To promote preservation and public awareness of the history of the Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, to the Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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