On the recordApril 29, 2025
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1516 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 ``Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Study Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the city of Cahokia-- (A) was inhabited from approximately A.D. 700 to 1400; and (B) at its peak from A.D. 1050 to 1200-- (i) covered nearly 6 square miles; and (ii) was home to 10,000 to 20,000 people; (2) more than 120 mounds were built over time at the site of the city of Cahokia; (3) the site of the city of Cahokia is named for the Cahokia subtribe of the Illinois Confederation, who moved into the area in the 1600s; (4) the city of Cahokia was the central hub and largest city of the Mississippian culture that ruled and traded across half of North America, more than 1,250,000 square miles; (5) the city of Cahokia-- (A) was the first known organized urbanization and government north of Mexico; and (B) at its peak, was larger than most European cities, including London; (6) some of the Cahokia Mounds, which were built from A.D.…
