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National Museum of African American History and Culture Act

Introduced: May 22, 2003 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 22, 2003
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Museum of African American History and Culture Act - Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution (SI) the National Museum of African American History and Culture, to be operated as a center for scholarship and a location for museum training, public education, exhibits, and collection and study of items and materials relating to the life, art, history, and culture of African Americans that encompass the period of slavery, the era of reconstruction, the Harlem renaissance, the civil rights movement, and other periods of the African American diaspora.

Establishes the National Museum of African American History and Culture Council to: (1) advise and assist the SI Board of Regents on Museum planning, design, construction, operation, and budgets; and (2) have responsibility and authority with respect to the Museum's collections and work.

Requires the Secretary of SI to appoint a Museum Director.

Establishes the Office of Education and Liaison Programs within the Museum to work with educational institutions and museums throughout the Nation. Requires the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to establish specified grant, scholarship, internship, and fellowship programs relating to African American museums.

Directs the Board of Regents to select the Museum's site from one of four specified sites on or adjacent to the national mall.

Directs the Council and the Board of Regents, in carrying out their duties under this Act, to consider the reports and plans submitted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission under the National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-106).

What's happening now May 23, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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  • S 1157 Related bill National Museum of African American History and Culture Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 17 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 15, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 10, 2003
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 8, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 8, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 8, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 8, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 8, 2003
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 8, 2003
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 19, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 19, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 16, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 10, 2003
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 10, 2003
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 5, 2003
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 4, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2003
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 4, 2003
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 3, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2003
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 3, 2003
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 3, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2205: National Museum of African American History and Culture Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2205/
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"H.R. 2205: National Museum of African American History and Culture Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2205/.
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