115-hr-1927115th Congress

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

Summary

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 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

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WM. CLAY

MO • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
MO • R
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
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Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
SC • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
OH • R
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
LA • R
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2017

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African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

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