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African American History Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced
Summary
Would authorize $4.0 million per year to expand the National Museum of African American History and Culture's education programs and resources. The bill would allow the Museum Director to use those funds to develop curricula, digital tools, teacher training, traveling exhibitions, translations, and to support collections and scholarship.
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- Teachers and schools would gain curricula, professional development, teacher fellowships, and online materials designed for early childhood, elementary, and secondary education.
- Students and families would get improved access to digital content, traveling exhibitions, translated materials, and a website with educator and family resources about African American history.
- Museums, researchers, and collections would receive support for acquisition, staffing, conservation, processing, digitization, and scholarly dissemination to expand access and engagement.
*Would authorize $4.0 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, increasing federal spending by that amount.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More African American history resources for schools
If enacted, the bill would authorize the National Museum of African American History and Culture to run and fund education programs. It would authorize $4,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. These are authorizations and would need later appropriations before money is spent. The Director would be able to fund digital and print resources, traveling exhibits, teacher trainings and fellowships, translations, collection digitization, and a dedicated educator website. The bill would also define key terms like "African American history" and require annual reports to Congress by February 1 and a briefing within six months after first funding and annually. The report and briefing rules would end on September 30, 2030.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/25/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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