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TheWeekInCongress.com (TM) Week Ending July 27, 2006
H.R.1239 To amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act, and for other purposes.
The underlying 1998 Act is modified by this bill to allow for the appointment of 8 full time staff to assist the Secretary of Interior with duties required by the Act. The NURNF Act was created to preserve, interpret and disseminate information on the US Civil War era underground railroad that functioned to help slaves leave the southern states and escape slavery. The effort involves 250 programs and historic sites in 27 states.
Sponsor: Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-23rd) Vote: Passed House by voice vote July 23, 2007 Cost to the taxpayers: $2.5 million yearly. Earmark Certification: Not applicable to this bill. ## All Rights Reserved. © 2007 TheWeekInCongress.com(TM) No reproduction, language translation or distribution without written permission from TheWeekInCongress.com.(TM)
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