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S 215 118th Congress Senate Arts, Culture, Religion

National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023

Introduced: February 1, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 1, 2023
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National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023

This bill establishes within the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) a National Council on African American History and Culture.

The council shall

  • prepare an annual report to be submitted to NEH on the work of NEH to preserve and celebrate African-American history and culture;
  • gather timely and authoritative information concerning historical developments and cultural trends in African-American history and culture and take other specified steps;
  • evaluate the various programs and activities of NEH to determine the extent to which such programs and activities are contributing to the successful preservation and celebration of African-American history and culture and make recommendations to the President;
  • develop and recommend national policies to foster and promote the understanding and preservation of African-American culture and the celebration of African Americans as contributors to the country's success; and
  • make and furnish such studies, reports thereon, and recommendations with respect to matters of cultural preservation and African-American history.

The bill terminates the council 10 years after its enactment.

What's happening now February 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  • HR 727 Identical bill National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 30, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 215: National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-215/
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"S. 215: National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-215/.
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S. 215, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-215/.
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