Public Law 105-243 · S. 1695 · Became law

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act of 1998

Official title: “To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.”

Earlier name of the bill: “Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Study Act of 1998”.

House: without objection · Senate: without objection
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The House passed it without objection on September 18, 1998. No individual votes are recorded.

It became law on October 6, 1998.

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