H.R. 1718 (IH) - National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2001 - BILLS-107hr1718ih | Content Details

H.R. 1718 (IH) - National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2001

Action: Mr. Lewis of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Frank, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Borski, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Honda, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Barrett, and Mr. Lantos) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

Short Title: National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2001

Full Title: To establish the National Museum of African American History and Culture within the Smithsonian Institution.

Cosponsors: J. C. Watts Jr. (OK); Richard A. Gephardt (MO); Richard K. Armey (TX); Martin Frost (TX); David E. Bonior (MI); Charles B. Rangel (NY); Steny H. Hoyer (MD); Ray LaHood (IL); Barney Frank (MA); Jim McDermott (WA); Bob Etheridge (NC); Nick Lampson (TX); Robert A. Borski (PA); Jim Matheson (UT); Fortney Pete Stark (CA); Danny K. Davis (IL); Bernard Sanders (VT); Michael M. Honda (CA); Tom Davis (VA); Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ); Marcy Kaptur (OH); Amo Houghton (NY); Frank D. Lucas (OK); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA); Julia Carson (IN); Donna M. Christensen (VI); Wm. Lacy Clay (MO); Eva M. Clayton (NC); James E. Clyburn (SC); John Conyers, Jr. (MI); Elijah E. Cummings (MD); Chaka Fattah (PA); Harold E. Ford Jr. (TN); Alcee L. Hastings (FL); Earl F. Hilliard (AL); Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (IL); Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); William J. Jefferson (LA); Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX); Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (MI); Barbara Lee (CA); Cynthia A. McKinney (GA); Carrie P. Meek (FL); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Juanita Millender-McDonald (CA); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Major R. Owens (NY); Donald M. Payne (NJ); Bobby L. Rush (IL); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Edolphus Towns (NY); Maxine Waters (CA); Melvin L. Watt (NC); Mike McIntyre (NC); Timothy V. Johnson (IL); Thomas M. Barrett (WI); Tom Lantos (CA)

Committees: Committee on House Administration (Standing), Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Standing)

United States Code References: 5 U.S.C. Chapter 57
20 U.S.C. 42
31 U.S.C. 1342
40 U.S.C. 1001et seq.
41 U.S.C. 5