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.

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS 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.;African American History Act of 2026;H.R. 7740 (IH) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2026-03-13 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. African American History Act of 2026 H.R. 7740 (IH) U.S. Government Publishing Office 2026-02-26 monographic deposited born digital 9 p. 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Thompson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lloyd Doggett United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Zoe Lofgren United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Danny K. Davis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Diana DeGette United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member James P. McGovern United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gregory W. Meeks United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Janice D. Schakowsky United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Betty McCollum United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Stephen F. Lynch United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Al Green United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gwen Moore United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Yvette D. Clarke United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Steve Cohen United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Andre Carson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member James A. Himes United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Chellie Pingree United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Paul Tonko United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mike Quigley United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John Garamendi United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Terri A. Sewell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Frederica S. Wilson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Suzanne Bonamici United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Suzan K. DelBene United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dina Titus United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Joyce Beatty United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Julia Brownley United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lois Frankel United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Grace Meng United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Scott H. Peters United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark Pocan United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eric Swalwell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark Takano United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Robin L. Kelly United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark DeSaulnier United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Debbie Dingell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ted Lieu United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Seth Moulton United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bonnie Watson Coleman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dwight Evans United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Adriano Espaillat United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Pramila Jayapal United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Raja Krishnamoorthi United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jamie Raskin United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Darren Soto United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mary Gay Scanlon United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sean Casten United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Angie Craig United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lizzie Fletcher United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sylvia R. Garcia United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jahana Hayes United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lucy McBath United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ilhan Omar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ayanna Pressley United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Greg Stanton United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Rashida Tlaib United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Teresa Leger Fernandez United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Deborah K. Ross United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ritchie Torres United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Troy A. Carter United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Becca Balint United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Nikki Budzinski United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Greg Casar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jasmine Crockett United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Valerie P. Foushee United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Maxwell Frost United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Daniel S. Goldman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Glenn Ivey United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jonathan L. Jackson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Greg Landsman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Summer L. Lee United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jared Moskowitz United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Delia C. Ramirez United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Hillary J. Scholten United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Shri Thanedar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jennifer L. McClellan United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member LaMonica McIver United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Wesley Bell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Shomari Figures United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John W. Mannion United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Johnny Olszewski, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Emily Randall United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lateefah Simon United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on House Administration associated name asn United States Code Title 20 Section 7801 20 U.S.C. 7801 hr BILLS-119hr7740ih 119 2 HOUSE HOUSE 7740 ih ih African American History Act of 2026 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. Mr. Mfume (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carson, Mr. Himes, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Meng, Mr. Peters, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Soto, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Casten, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Ross, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Balint, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Casar, Ms. Crockett, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moskowitz, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Bell, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Figures, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Randall, and Ms. Simon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration Committee on House Administration House Administration Mr. Mfume Kweisi Mfume Mfume, Kweisi Ms. Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton Norton, Eleanor Holmes Eleanor Norton Mr. Nadler Jerrold Nadler Nadler, Jerrold Mr. Bishop Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Bishop, Sanford D. Sanford Bishop Sanford D. Bishop Mr. Thompson of Mississippi Bennie G. Thompson Thompson, Bennie G. Bennie Thompson Mr. Doggett Lloyd Doggett Doggett, Lloyd Ms. Lofgren Zoe Lofgren Lofgren, Zoe Mr. Davis of Illinois Danny K. Davis Davis, Danny K. Danny Davis Ms. DeGette Diana DeGette DeGette, Diana Mr. McGovern James P. McGovern McGovern, James P. James McGovern Mr. Meeks Gregory W. Meeks Meeks, Gregory W. Gregory Meeks Ms. Schakowsky Janice D. Schakowsky Schakowsky, Janice D. Janice Schakowsky Ms. McCollum Betty McCollum McCollum, Betty Mr. Lynch Stephen F. Lynch Lynch, Stephen F. Stephen Lynch Mr. Green of Texas Al Green Green, Al Ms. Moore of Wisconsin Gwen Moore Moore, Gwen Ms. Wasserman Schultz Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Ms. Clarke of New York Yvette D. Clarke Clarke, Yvette D. Yvette Clarke Mr. Cohen Steve Cohen Cohen, Steve Mr. Johnson of Georgia Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Henry Johnson Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Mr. Carson Andre Carson Carson, Andre Mr. Himes James A. Himes Himes, James A. James Himes Ms. Pingree Chellie Pingree Pingree, Chellie Mr. Tonko Paul Tonko Tonko, Paul Mr. Quigley Mike Quigley Quigley, Mike Mr. Garamendi John Garamendi Garamendi, John Ms. Sewell Terri A. Sewell Sewell, Terri A. Terri Sewell Ms. Wilson of Florida Frederica S. Wilson Wilson, Frederica S. Frederica Wilson Ms. Bonamici Suzanne Bonamici Bonamici, Suzanne Ms. DelBene Suzan K. DelBene DelBene, Suzan K. Suzan DelBene Ms. Titus Dina Titus Titus, Dina Mrs. Beatty Joyce Beatty Beatty, Joyce Ms. Brownley Julia Brownley Brownley, Julia Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida Lois Frankel Frankel, Lois Ms. Meng Grace Meng Meng, Grace Mr. Peters Scott H. Peters Peters, Scott H. Scott Peters Mr. Pocan Mark Pocan Pocan, Mark Mr. Swalwell Eric Swalwell Swalwell, Eric Mr. Takano Mark Takano Takano, Mark Ms. Kelly of Illinois Robin L. Kelly Kelly, Robin L. Robin Kelly Mr. DeSaulnier Mark DeSaulnier DeSaulnier, Mark Mrs. Dingell Debbie Dingell Dingell, Debbie Mr. Lieu Ted Lieu Lieu, Ted Mr. Moulton Seth Moulton Moulton, Seth Mrs. Watson Coleman Bonnie Watson Coleman Watson Coleman, Bonnie Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania Dwight Evans Evans, Dwight Mr. Espaillat Adriano Espaillat Espaillat, Adriano Ms. Jayapal Pramila Jayapal Jayapal, Pramila Mr. Krishnamoorthi Raja Krishnamoorthi Krishnamoorthi, Raja Mr. Raskin Jamie Raskin Raskin, Jamie Mr. Soto Darren Soto Soto, Darren Ms. Scanlon Mary Gay Scanlon Scanlon, Mary Gay Mary Gay Gay Scanlon Mr. Casten Sean Casten Casten, Sean Ms. Craig Angie Craig Craig, Angie Mrs. Fletcher Lizzie Fletcher Fletcher, Lizzie Ms. Garcia of Texas Sylvia R. Garcia Garcia, Sylvia R. Sylvia Garcia Mrs. Hayes Jahana Hayes Hayes, Jahana Mrs. McBath Lucy McBath McBath, Lucy Ms. Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ms. Omar Ilhan Omar Omar, Ilhan Ms. Pressley Ayanna Pressley Pressley, Ayanna Mr. Stanton Greg Stanton Stanton, Greg Ms. Tlaib Rashida Tlaib Tlaib, Rashida Ms. Leger Fernandez Teresa Leger Fernandez Leger Fernandez, Teresa Ms. Ross Deborah K. Ross Ross, Deborah K. Deborah Ross Mr. Torres of New York Ritchie Torres Torres, Ritchie Mr. Carter of Louisiana Troy A. Carter Carter, Troy A. Troy Carter Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila Ms. Balint Becca Balint Balint, Becca Ms. Budzinski Nikki Budzinski Budzinski, Nikki Mr. Casar Greg Casar Casar, Greg Ms. Crockett Jasmine Crockett Crockett, Jasmine Mrs. Foushee Valerie P. Foushee Foushee, Valerie P. Valerie Foushee Mr. Frost Maxwell Frost Frost, Maxwell Mr. Goldman of New York Daniel S. Goldman Goldman, Daniel S. Daniel Goldman Mr. Ivey Glenn Ivey Ivey, Glenn Mr. Jackson of Illinois Jonathan L. Jackson Jackson, Jonathan L. Jonathan Jackson Ms. Kamlager-Dove Sydney Kamlager-Dove Kamlager-Dove, Sydney Mr. Landsman Greg Landsman Landsman, Greg Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania Summer L. Lee Lee, Summer L. Summer Lee Mr. Moskowitz Jared Moskowitz Moskowitz, Jared Mrs. Ramirez Delia C. Ramirez Ramirez, Delia C. Delia Ramirez Ms. Scholten Hillary J. Scholten Scholten, Hillary J. Hillary Scholten Mr. Thanedar Shri Thanedar Thanedar, Shri Ms. McClellan Jennifer L. McClellan McClellan, Jennifer L. Jennifer McClellan Mrs. McIver LaMonica McIver McIver, LaMonica Mr. Bell Wesley Bell Bell, Wesley Mr. Conaway Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. Conaway, Herbert C. Herbert Conaway Herbert C. Conaway Mr. Figures Shomari Figures Figures, Shomari Mr. Mannion John W. Mannion Mannion, John W. John Mannion Mr. Olszewski Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Olszewski, Johnny Johnny Olszewski Ms. Randall Emily Randall Randall, Emily Ms. Simon Lateefah Simon Simon, Lateefah false false