A bill to establish the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Public Law 105-356 · S. 2232 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 6, 1998 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Dale Bumpers (D-AR)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Tim Hutchinson
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Establishes the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior, within three years after funds are made available, to: (1) prepare a general management plan for the Site; and (2) prepare and transmit to specified congressional committees a National Historic Landmark Theme Study on the history of desegregation in public education.
Requires the Secretary, on the basis of the study, to identify possible new national historic landmarks appropriate to this theme and prepare a list in order of importance or merit of the most appropriate sites for national historic landmark designation.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Nov 6, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-356.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 30, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 9, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 8, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hansen asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- Oct 5, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 2, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 8, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 29, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 9, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 26, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 25, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.