# 119-hr-1704: RESTORE Act

119-hr-1704, RESTORE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1704
- Congress: 119
- Title: RESTORE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a National Freedom Settlements Preservation Program.** The RESTORE Act would create a National Park Service program to identify, document, preserve, and interpret Freedom Settlements and to award grants and run a nationwide study. - Would give communities and descendants a formal role through a Freedom Settlements Advisory Committee made up of residents, descendants, historians, and community leaders to help guide the study and program. - Would allow property owners, Tribal, state, and local governments, and nonprofits to apply for grants to preserve, restore, and develop tourism or educational programming, with grants for private properties requiring the owner’s written consent. - Would require a Freedom Settlements Study and a publicly maintained registry of verified sites, naming examples like Nicodemus, Africatown, Greenwood (Tulsa), and Rosewood, and would authorize $3.0 million per year for fiscal 2026 through 2031 to carry out the program. *Authorizes $3.0 million per year from fiscal 2026 through 2031, about $18.0 million in authorized spending, increasing federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to preserve Freedom Settlements: benefit, low. If enacted, the Park Service could give grants to find and preserve Freedom Settlement sites. Property owners, tribes, local governments, and community groups could apply. A site would need the owner’s written consent. The bill would authorize $3 million each year, 2026–2031. Owners would keep cont…
- National program to honor Freedom Settlements: benefit, low. If enacted, the National Park Service would set up a program to find, record, and share the history of Freedom Settlements. It would work with tribes, states, local groups, schools, and an advisory committee of residents, descendants, and experts. The Secretary would run a public study to identify…

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1704 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1704)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1704 (as of 2026-04-21).