114-hr-3683114th Congress

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015

Summary

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement during the period from 1939 through 1968; (2) other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate to the African American civil rights movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places; and (3) other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly related to such movement. In carrying out the Network, Interior must: (1) review civil rights movement studies and reports that may already be underway or completed, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and disseminate educational materials, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information; (3) provide technical assistance; and (4) adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network and issue regulations for the symbol's use.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

WM. CLAY

MO • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/14/2016
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2016
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 12/2/2016
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
MO • R
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
CORRINE BROWN
FL • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
SC • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
CHAKA FATTAH
PA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/5/2015
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/17/2015
LOIS CAPPS
CA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2015
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/8/2015
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
LA • R
Sponsored 6/10/2016
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/12/2016
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/14/2016

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African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015

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