# 115-hr-5005: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System.

115-hr-5005, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL); status Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5005
- Congress: 115
- Title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System.
- Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535.
- Introduced: 2018-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson located at Adams and Lee Streets in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System. James Weldon Johnson was a renowned statesmen, educator, songwriter, author, lawyer, and civil rights activist.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5005 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5005)

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