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S. 5006 117th Congress Senate

African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to designate the month of September as African Diaspora Heritage Month.

Introduced: September 29, 2022 Introduced by: Tim Kaine Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Immigration AfricaCommemorative events and holidaysCultural exchanges and relationsHistorical and cultural resourcesRacial and ethnic relations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 14, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 14, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 13, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7150; text: CR S7150)
Dec 13, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 13, 2022
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 29, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 14, 2022

Held at the desk.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2022

This bill designates September as African Diaspora Heritage Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9519 Identical bill African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2022
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Sep 29, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5006: African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5006/
MLA
"S. 5006: African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5006/.
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S. 5006, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5006/.
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