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HR1704119th Congress
RESTORE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants to preserve Freedom Settlements
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 control of their land unless they agree in writing; grant terms could include land care rules.
National program to honor Freedom Settlements
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 key sites for the program. The program could accept donations and would keep and update a public registry of verified sites.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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