[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1161 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1161

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate at least one city 
 in the United States each year as an ``American Civil Rights City'', 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2015

 Ms. Adams (for herself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Murphy of Florida, 
  Mr. Hastings, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
  Jackson Lee, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Polis, Ms. Clarke 
  of New York, Mr. Gutieerrez, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
Price of North Carolina, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Honda, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
 Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Meeks) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate at least one city 
 in the United States each year as an ``American Civil Rights City'', 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Civil Rights Cities Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS CITIES.

    (a) Annual Designations.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall designate 
at least one city in the United States as an ``American Civil Rights 
City'' based on--
            (1) contributions of the city to protect civil rights by 
        preventing discrimination based on race, gender, sexual 
        orientation, gender identity, religion, or disability; and
            (2) efforts by the city to highlight the struggle of the 
        United States to secure civil rights and liberties through 
        preservation and celebration, including the establishment of 
        historical organizations or museums and recognition of civil 
        rights leaders.
    (b) First American Civil Rights Cities.--The city of Greensboro, 
North Carolina, and the city of Selma, Alabama, are each designated as 
an ``American Civil Rights City''.
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