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US SB3925

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2026

Primary Sponsor

Richard Durbin

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, commemorating Julius Rosenwald's partnership with Booker T. Washington and approximately 5,000 African American communities to build schools in the segregated South between 1912 and 1932

  • Park boundaries include the 40-acre Sears Roebuck and Company Complex National Historic Landmark in Chicago (including the original Sears Administration Building and Nichols Tower), plus three restored Rosenwald Schools in Maryland, South Carolina, and Virginia

  • Creates the Rosenwald Schools National Network within the National Park Service to connect remaining Rosenwald Schools nationwide, conduct research, produce educational materials, and provide grants to participating sites

  • Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter cooperative agreements with state and local governments and private entities, acquire land through donation, purchase with donated funds, or exchange, and provide technical assistance for preservation

  • Requires completion of a general management plan within 3 fiscal years after funding becomes available, and mandates interpretation of Julius Rosenwald's story at Lincoln Home National Historic Site (Illinois) and Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (Alabama)

Legislative Description

Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2/25/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy And Natural Resources2/25/2026

Full Bill Text

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