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HR 2424 108th Congress House

National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003

Official title: To authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center.

Introduced: June 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1230)
Oct 21, 2003
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 21, 2003
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Jun 11, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Jun 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 24, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1230)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, to make a grant to the Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Inc., to pay up to 25 percent of the costs of expanding its existing facilities to create the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1233 Related bill National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2004
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 11 Republican 1
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 19, 2003
SPRATT, JOHN
· Jun 19, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 12, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 11, 2003
BOYD, ALLEN
· Jun 11, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 11, 2003
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 11, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2424: National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2424/
MLA
"H.R. 2424: National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2424/.
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H.R. 2424, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2424/.
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