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African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015

Introduced: June 10, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 2016
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Oct 5, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 5, 2015
Introduced in House
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African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement during the period from 1939 through 1968; (2) other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate to the African American civil rights movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places; and (3) other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly related to such movement.

In carrying out the Network, Interior must: (1) review civil rights movement studies and reports that may already be underway or completed, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and disseminate educational materials, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information; (3) provide technical assistance; and (4) adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network and issue regulations for the symbol's use.

What's happening now November 30, 2016

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Dec 2, 2016
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 22, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 14, 2016
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 14, 2016
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 12, 2016
Graves, Garret
· Jun 10, 2016
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Nov 5, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 21, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 21, 2015
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 5, 2015
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 5, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 5, 2015
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 5, 2015
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Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 5, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Oct 5, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 5, 2015
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 5, 2015
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 5, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 5, 2015
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 5, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 5, 2015
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 5, 2015
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 5, 2015
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Green, Al
Texas · Oct 5, 2015
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 5, 2015
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 5, 2015
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 5, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 5, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 2015
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 5, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 5, 2015
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 5, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 5, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 5, 2015
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 5, 2015
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 5, 2015
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · Oct 5, 2015
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 5, 2015
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Oct 5, 2015
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 5, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 5, 2015
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Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 5, 2015
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Oct 5, 2015
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 5, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3683: African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3683/
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