114-hr-4539114th Congress

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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