HR 1927 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Government buildings, facilities, and property Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas Parks, recreation areas, trails Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

Introduced: April 5, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 8, 2018

Signed by President.

Jan 8, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-104.

Dec 27, 2017

Presented to President.

Dec 22, 2017

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 21, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

Dec 21, 2017

Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

Dec 21, 2017

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8267-8269)

Dec 21, 2017

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8267-8269)

Jul 27, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Jul 26, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6330)

Jul 26, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 26, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6330)

Jul 26, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1927.

Jul 26, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6330-6331)

Jul 26, 2017

Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 24, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 173.

Jul 24, 2017

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-241.

Jun 27, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 27, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Apr 5, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Apr 5, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 26, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

(Sec. 3) 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 from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such 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, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and disseminate educational materials relating to such movement; (3) provide technical assistance; and (4) adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network and issue regulations for the symbol's use.

The network shall expire seven years after enactment of this bill.

What's happening now January 8, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-104.

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