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Bill117th CongressFiled Jan 20, 2022Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 6438

Dearfield Study Act

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What it doesSummary reported to house (Dec 7, 2022)

Dearfield Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Dearfield, in Weld County, Colorado, which was a historically black agricultural settlement founded by Oliver Toussaint Jackson.

In conducting the study, Interior shall

  • evaluate the national significance of the study area, and
  • determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

What just happenedDec 7, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4](R-CO)Sponsor
2 cosponsors2 D
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  1. Dec 7, 2022CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.

  2. Dec 7, 2022CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-600.

    Natural Resources Committee
  3. Dec 7, 2022Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-600.

    Natural Resources Committee
  4. Jul 20, 2022Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

    Natural Resources Committee
  5. Jul 20, 2022Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. Jul 20, 2022Committee

    Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  7. Jul 14, 2022Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Federal Lands Subcommittee
  8. Jan 25, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

    Federal Lands Subcommittee
  9. Jan 20, 2022IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Natural Resources Committee
  10. Jan 20, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  11. Jan 20, 2022IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to HouseDec 7, 20227

Dearfield Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Dearfield, in Weld County, Colorado, which was a historically black agricultural settlement founded by Oliver Toussaint Jackson.

In conducting the study, Interior shall

  • evaluate the national significance of the study area, and
  • determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
Introduced in HouseJan 20, 2022

Dearfield Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Dearfield, in Weld County, Colorado, which was a historically black agricultural settlement founded by Oliver Toussaint Jackson.

In conducting the study, Interior shall

  • evaluate the national significance of the study area, and
  • determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
Dearfield Study Act — Informed