H.R. 522 (100th): A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement to maintain the gravesite of Samuel “Uncle Sam” Wilson and to erect and maintain tablets or markers at such gravesite in commemoration of the progenitor of the national symbol of the United States.

Introduced:
Jan 07, 1987 (100th Congress, 1987–1988)
Sponsor:
Rep. Samuel Stratton [D-NY23]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on January 7, 1987, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced Jan 07, 1987
Cosponsors
none
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1/7/1987--Introduced.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements to maintain the gravesite of "Uncle Sam" Wilson in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York, and to erect and maintain gravesite markers as appropriate.

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