Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8276 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8276 To designate the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2026 Mr. Schmidt (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the town of Quindaro was founded in 1857, in the Territory of Kansas, with the specific intent of aiding the Free-State movement in the struggle over whether to admit Kansas to the Union as a free State or a slave State; (2) as a result of the circumstances described in paragraph (1), the town of Quindaro played an important role in the history of Kansas and the broader debate over slavery in the United States; (3) the town of Quindaro was a key site during the conflict, known as the ``Bleeding Kansas'' conflict, serving as a safe port of entry into Kansas on the Missouri River for people opposed to slavery; (4) the town of Quindaro also acted as an important piece of the Underground Railroad, allowing runaway slaves to escape to freedom in Kansas; (5) since the first excavation of the Quindaro Townsite, the area has yielded a wealth of important artifacts that have contributed to the understanding of the town and the place of the town in history; (6) the Quindaro Townsite maintains a high level of archaeological integrity, with the p