400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
Sponsored By: Representative Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
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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: (1) grants to communities and nonprofit organizations for the development of programs; (2) grants to research and scholarly organizations to research, publish, or distribute information relating to the arrival of Africans in the United States; and (3) technical assistance to states, localities, and nonprofit organizations to further the commemoration. The commission must prepare a strategic plan and submit a final report to Congress that contains a summary of its activities, an accounting of its received and expended funds, and its recommendations. The commission shall terminate on July 1, 2020.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 3/7/2017
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 3/7/2017
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 3/7/2017
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/7/2017
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/16/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/17/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/27/2017
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/27/2017
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/27/2017
CAROLYN MALONEY
NY • D
Sponsored 3/29/2017
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/29/2017
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
VA • R
Sponsored 3/29/2017
ROBERT GOODLATTE
VA • R
Sponsored 4/8/2017
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
RICHARD NOLAN
MN • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
ALCEE HASTINGS
FL • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
DAVID PRICE
NC • D
Sponsored 3/1/2017
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2017
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