# 117-hr-8971: National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022

117-hr-8971, National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8971
- Congress: 117
- Title: National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-09-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022 This bill establishes a National Council on African American History and Culture in the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The duties of the council shall include gathering timely and authoritative information concerning historical developments and cultural trends in African-American history and culture; evaluating the various programs and activities of the NEH to determine the extent to which such programs and activities are contributing, or not contributing, to the successful preservation and celebration of African-American history and culture; and developing and recommending to the NEH national policies to foster and promote the understanding of African-American history, the preservation of African-American culture, and the celebration of African Americans as contributors to the country's economic, cultural, and political success.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8971 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8971)

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