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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Clarifying the status of U. S. Senate Bill 2827 of the 116th Congress - "The African American Burial Grounds Study Act". On December 20, 2020 it was unanimously passed by the U. S. Senate and sent to the U. S. House where it "died" by the end of that day.

From Ohio Congressman Dave Joyce of the 14th District of Ohio.:

January 27, 2021

"Thank you for contacting me to express your support for S. 2827, the African American Burial Grounds Study Act. Your thoughts on this matter are most welcome and appreciated.

As you may know, S. 2827 was introduced on November 7, 2019 by Senator Sherrod Brown. The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of African American burial grounds, and for other purposes. This measure passed the Senate under Unanimous Consent, and went onto the House for further review. 

It was not taken up in the House for a vote before the end of the 116th Congress, so the legislation expired. 

Should the same or similar legislation be introduced in the House of Representatives during the 117th Congress, I will be sure to keep your thoughts in mind."

"Once again, thank you for contacting me. Should you have additional comments or questions on this or any other issue, please feel free to contact me at my Mentor, Twinsburg, or Washington, D.C. office. I also invite you to stay in touch by signing up for my weekly email newsletter, the Weekly Wrap, which you can do by visiting my website at":

https://joyce.house.gov/newsletter-sign-up/

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Thus:

"S. 2827 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress."


"A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2827. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from January 3, 2019 to January 3, 2021. 

Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books."

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From the National Trust for Historic Preservation.:

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund - Preservation