# 114-hr-5882: Freedom Riders National Historical Park Act

114-hr-5882, Freedom Riders National Historical Park Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5882
- Congress: 114
- Title: Freedom Riders National Historical Park Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Freedom Riders National Historical Park Act This bill establishes the Freedom Riders National Historical Park in Anniston, Alabama, for the purposes of: (1) arranging for an internationally significant place for public education focused on the Freedom Riders (civil rights activists who rode a Greyhound bus attacked and burned in Anniston on May 14, 1961), civil rights, and the burning of the Freedom Riders' bus; and (2) preserving such historical site for the heritage of that area and as a tourist destination. The park shall be located at 1031 Gurnee Avenue in downtown Anniston at the Greyhound Bus Station site where the attack began and includes the site of the original bus station. The Department of the Interior may acquire additional buildings, assets, lands, and interests for addition to the park. Interior shall complete a general management plan for the park.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5882 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5882)

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- [114-hr-6087: IDENT Fingerprint Digitization Completion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6087)
- [114-hr-6068: To prohibit funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclea…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6068)
- [114-hr-5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5951)
- [114-hr-5942: Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5942)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5882 (as of 2025-11-18).