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On the recordDecember 17, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8012) to establish the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site in the State of Florida, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 8012 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site Act''. SEC. 2. JACKIE ROBINSON BALLPARK NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE. (a) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Site.--The term ``Site'' means the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site designated by subsection (b). (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Florida. (b) Designation.--Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, Florida, is hereby designated as the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site. (c) African American Civil Rights Network.--The Site shall be part of the African American Civil Rights Network established under the African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-104). (d) Administration.-- (1) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities for interpretative and educational purposes related to the Site.…
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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