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Union Calendar No. 438 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7496 
[Report No. 117–605] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak 
of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United 
States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began 
on St. John in 1733. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2022 
Ms. PLASKETT (for herself and Mr. RESCHENTHALER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 7, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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•HR 7496 RH
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque 
at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National 
Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to com-
memorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John 
in 1733. 
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•HR 7496 RH
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. INSTALLATION OF PLAQUE COMMEMORATING 
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SLAVE REBELLION ON ST. JOHN. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
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date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
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Interior shall install, in an appropriate location in the area 
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of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the 
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Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States 
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Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the 
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slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 
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1733. 
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(b) CONTENTS OF PLAQUE.—The plaque installed 
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under subsection (a) shall include information regarding— 
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(1) important facts about the slave rebellion 
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that began on St. John in 1733; 
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(2) the collective suicide that occurred during 
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the slave rebellion in the vicinity of Ram Head on 
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St. John in 1734; and 
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(3) the significance of the slave rebellion to the 
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history of St. John, the United States Virgin Is-
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lands, and the United States. 
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Union Calendar No. 438 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7496 
[Report No. 117–605] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a 
plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin 
Islands National Park on St. John, United 
States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave 
rebellion that began on St. John in 1733. 
DECEMBER 7, 2022 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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03:00 Dec 08, 2022
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