3.0.0 3547 2022-12-30T04:48:39Z 2022-12-30T04:48:39Z Senate S 2022-02-01 117 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-02-01T22:24:27Z African American History Act 117 6261 HR 2021-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Identical bill CRS 2022-02-01 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2022-02-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2022-02-01 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2022-02-01 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2022-02-01 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2022-02-01 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2022-02-01 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2022-02-01 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2022-02-01 True Arts, Culture, Religion Congressional oversight Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Internet, web applications, social media Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Preschool education Racial and ethnic relations Smithsonian Institution Teaching, teachers, curricula U.S. history Arts, Culture, Religion 00 2022-02-01 Introduced in Senate 2022-03-10T20:55:57Z African American History Act

This bill authorizes the National Museum of African American History and Culture to carry out educational programs and related activities.

Such activities include

  • developing and making available accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to promote the understanding of African American history; and
  • expanding the collection acquisition and collection access processes, including conservation and digitization.

The museum may also develop and maintain on its website content designated for educators, students, and families to improve their awareness and understanding of African American history.

]]> African American History Act Display Title African American History Act Short Title(s) as Introduced African American History Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3547is/xml/BILLS-117s3547is.xml 2022-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.