A bill to designate the Mary McLeod Bethune "Council House" in Washington, D.C., as a national historic site and for other purposes.
Public Law 97-329 · S. 2436 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 15, 1982 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. John Warner (R-VA)
Cosponsors (17): Sen. Mark Hatfield, Sen. Charles Mathias,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House in Washington, D.C., as a national historic site. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the National Council of Negro Women, which may provide technical and financial assistance to restore and maintain the historic site. Requires the Council to submit to the Secretary and Congress an annual report on the activities and expenditures for which such assistance was used, as a condition of the receipt of such assistance.
Authorizes appropriations to: (1) provide financial assistance to the Counsel pursuant to the cooperative agreements entered into under this Act; and (2) make grants to the Council on a 50-50 matching basis for purposes of this Act.
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: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Oct 15, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-329.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 4, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 30, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 22, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Aug 19, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 13, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 2, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 27, 1982CommitteeCommittee · 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.