# 114-hr-3683: African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015

114-hr-3683, African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by WM. CLAY (D-MO); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3683
- Congress: 114
- Title: African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2015-10-05
- Sponsor: WM. CLAY (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 76
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (76)

- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2016-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- LOIS CAPPS (D-CA), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3683 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3683)

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