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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
(Sec. 3) This bill redesignates as "Robert Emmet Park" the small triangular property located at the corner of 24th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as reservation 302.
The Department of the Interior may post signs on or near the park, including one or more on: (1) information about Robert Emmet, his contribution to Irish Independence, and his respect for the United States and the American Revolution; and (2) information about the history of the statue of Robert Emmet located in the park.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1500 as passed House without amendment on Jun 28, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Jun 28, 2017
Robert Emmet Park Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
423 Yea 0 Nay 10 not voting
Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
433 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1500 and vote against it. 9 signed when it was filed.