S. 2490Blackwell School National Historic Site Act

1 recorded action237 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: John Cornyn [R-TX]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committee: Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: Oct 17, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-206.

IntroducedJul 27, 2021
Passed the SenateMay 19, 2022
Passed the HouseSep 20, 2022
Sent to the PresidentOct 17, 2022
Became lawOct 17, 2022

What the measure doesCRS summary

Blackwell School National Historic Site Act

This bill establishes the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas as a unit of the National Park System.

The purpose of the site is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the Blackwell School, including (1) the role of the Blackwell School, which educated children of Mexican descent, as an academic and cultural cornerstone in Marfa, Texas; and (2) the function of the Blackwell School within a segregated system of education in Texas and the United States from the period of 1885 through 1965.

The historic site shall not be established until the date on which the Department of the Interior has (1) entered into a written agreement with the Marfa Unified School District providing that the Blackwell School shall be donated to or placed by agreement into comanagement with the United States for inclusion in a national historic site to be managed consistently with the purposes of such a site, and (2) acquired sufficient land or interests in land within the boundaries of the historic site to constitute a manageable unit.

Interior may only acquire by donation, purchase with donated funds, or exchange any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the historic site.

The bill prohibits any private property or nonfederal public property from being included within the boundaries of the historic site or managed as part of such site without the written consent of the owner.

Interior shall prepare a general management plan for the historic site.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 2490 as public Law on Oct 17, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 444

House Sep 20, 2022

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Blackwell School National Historic Site Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

414 Yea 12 Nay 6 not voting

Crossed both parties 12 of 426 voting members broke with their own party: 12 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic220 members

Republican212 members

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Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 2490 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DAlex Padilla [D-CA]Original

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S. 2490Blackwell School National Historic Site Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 444

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

S. 2490Blackwell School National Historic Site Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 444

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

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