H.R. 7549 (IH) - National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr7549ih | Content Details

H.R. 7549 (IH) - National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2026

Action: Mr. Mfume (for himself, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Simon, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Brown, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Bell, Mr. Carson, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Short Title: National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2026

Full Title: To establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: Rashida Tlaib (MI); Summer L. Lee (PA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Glenn Ivey (MD); Lateefah Simon (CA); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); Shontel M. Brown (OH); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Wesley Bell (MO); Andre Carson (IN); Dwight Evans (PA); Gwen Moore (WI); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Jamie Raskin (MD); David Scott (GA); Dina Titus (NV); Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (MD); Nikema Williams (GA); Shri Thanedar (MI); Marc A. Veasey (TX); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Marilyn Strickland (WA); Daniel S. Goldman (NY); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Steve Cohen (TN); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Joyce Beatty (OH); Mark Pocan (WI); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Lucy McBath (GA)