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Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 1051 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Sep 10, 2026

What it does

The bill would establish the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument in Oklahoma as a unit of the National Park System to preserve and interpret resources tied to the Greenwood District, Black Wall Street, and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. It creates an advisory commission of 11 members—including descendants of 1921 Greenwood residents, historic preservation experts, and a Tulsa mayoral nominee—to advise the Secretary of the Interior on management, with the commission terminating 10 years after the monument’s establishment. The Secretary may acquire land within the monument’s boundary through donation, purchase, or exchange, and must prepare a management plan within…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Mar 13, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Sep 10, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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