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HCONRES 151 104th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion Blacks in the performing arts Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Minorities Music

Recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music.

Introduced: March 12, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 22, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Mar 12, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Mar 12, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the importance of African-American music to global culture. Calls on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music.

What's happening now March 22, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 26, 1996
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 13, 1996
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 13, 1996
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 18, 1996
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 12, 1996
 D
Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Mar 12, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 12, 1996
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 12, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 1996
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 12, 1996
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 12, 1996
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 12, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 151: Recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-151/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 151: Recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-151/.
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H. Con. Res. 151, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-151/.
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[H. Con. Res. 151: Recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-151/)
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