400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
Sponsored By: Representative Scott (VA)
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Summary
400 Years of African-American History Commission Act This bill establishes the 400 Years of African-American History Commission to develop and carry out activities throughout the United States to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans in the English colonies at Point Comfort, Virginia, in 1619. The commission must: plan programs to acknowledge the impact that slavery and laws that enforced racial discrimination had on the United States; encourage civic, patriotic, historical, educational, artistic, religious, and economic organizations to organize and participate in anniversary activities; assist states, localities, and nonprofit organizations to further the commemoration; and coordinate for the public scholarly research on the arrival of Africans in the United States and their contributions to this country. The commission may provide grants to: (1) communities and nonprofit organizations for the development of programs; and (2) research and scholarly organizations to research, publish, or distribute information relating to the arrival of Africans in the United States. The commission shall terminate on July 1, 2020.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Cosponsors
Meeks
NY • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Doggett
TX • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Scott, David
GA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Huffman
CA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/23/2016
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/23/2016
Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2016
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/26/2016
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/19/2016
Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
VA • R
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Jeffries
NY • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2016
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/21/2016
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 4/21/2016
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 4/21/2016
Clyburn
SC • D
Sponsored 4/21/2016
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 4/21/2016
Veasey
TX • D
Sponsored 4/21/2016
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 4/21/2016
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/29/2016
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