United States · Bill · S
S. 1617 (106th)
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act
Introduced
22 September 1999
Last action
11 May 2000 · Committee
Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-693.
Sponsors
Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Subjects
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Source updated
24 March 2026
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.
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Timeline
22 September 1999
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
22 September 1999
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
11 May 2000
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-693.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 September 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/1617
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1617
- us · 106-s-1617 · source updated 24 March 2026