Designate the Quindaro Townsite as a National Historic Landmark.

Reps. Cleaver, Schmidt, Davids Introduce Bill Designating Quindaro Townsite as National Historic Landmark ... introduced the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark.

Cleaver introduced legislation to designate the Quindaro Townsite as a National Historic Landmark.

Press Releases | Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
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H.R. 8276 was introduced in the 119th Congress on April 14, 2026. The action listed is that Mr. Schmidt, for himself, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Davids of Kansas, introduced the bill and it was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. The full title is: To designate the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes.

Cleaver is a named cosponsor of a 2026 bill to make the Quindaro Townsite a National Historic Landmark, but the official record shows only introduction and committee referral, not enactment.

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GovInfo - H.R. 8276 (IH), Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act
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The NPS page states it contains a list of all National Historic Landmarks. In the Kansas section, it lists Kansas (26) National Historic Landmarks and includes Wyandotte National Burying Ground in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, but no Quindaro Townsite entry. The page was last updated April 15, 2026.

The current NPS all-state NHL list does not show Quindaro Townsite as a Kansas National Historic Landmark, supporting that the specific promise has not been delivered as of the latest official list checked.

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National Park Service - List of NHLs by State
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The NHL Committee met virtually on May 22, 2025 and considered Quindaro Townsite, Kansas City, KS. NPS says the Committee recommended all NHL actions for referral to the National Park System Advisory Board; at a subsequent meeting, the Board would vote on whether to recommend that the Secretary of the Interior approve the proposed designations.

Quindaro advanced through the NHL Committee in 2025, but NPS describes additional Advisory Board and Secretary approval steps, so this is progress rather than final designation.

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National Park Service - NHL Committee Meeting Spring 2025
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The executive summary lists prior recognition for Quindaro Townsite including 2002 National Register listing and 2019 Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. It also states that public comments favoring designation were received from Representatives Derek Schmidt, Sharice L. Davids, and Emanuel Cleaver II, and that the Landmarks Committee recommended forwarding the nomination for Secretary of the Interior action.

The record shows related federal recognition in 2019 and active support from Cleaver for NHL designation, but the document frames the NHL action as a recommendation awaiting later approval.

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National Park Service - NHL Executive Summary: Quindaro Townsite
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The release says Congressman Derek Schmidt, Congresswoman Sharice Davids, and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver introduced the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act. It says NHLs are designated through the National Park System Advisory Board or an act of Congress; the 2025 administrative process had stalled, and the bill would designate the site by congressional action.

Official congressional messaging confirms a concrete Cleaver-backed effort and also confirms that the administrative NHL process had stalled, leaving the promise unresolved.

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Representative Derek Schmidt - Kansas City-area Lawmakers Introduce Bill Designating Quindaro Townsite as National Historic Landmark
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KCUR reports that, despite a unanimous recommendation from the National Park Service the prior year, Quindaro had yet to be officially designated a National Historic Landmark. It says Reps. Sharice Davids, Emanuel Cleaver II, and Derek Schmidt were advancing legislation to secure that recognition.

Recent local public-radio reporting corroborates that the NHL designation remained undone while Cleaver and other lawmakers were pursuing legislation.

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KCUR - Quindaro isn’t a National Historic Landmark yet. Kansas City's Congress members want to fix that
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