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HRES1088119th Congress

Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black history museums and cultural institutions.

Sponsored By: Representative Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

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Summary

Black history museums and cultural institutions are essential to telling the full and accurate history of the United States. The resolution would urge the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Park Service, and the United States Semiquincentennial Commission to partner with and support these institutions and would call on Americans to visit and support them as the Nation marks its 250th anniversary.

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  • Recognizes museums and cultural institutions were created to correct omission and misrepresentation and highlights their role preserving irreplaceable records, artifacts, and community-based narratives. It notes there are more than 500 local Black history museums and cultural institutions.
  • Emphasizes education and community impact by noting these institutions educate millions annually and foster youth learning, intergenerational healing, and cultural pride.
  • Highlights economic contributions by saying they generate billions of dollars in economic activity, support hundreds of thousands of jobs, drive tourism, and boost local tax revenue.
  • Encourages federal support by asking key agencies to ensure strong funding and partnerships and asks the Semiquincentennial Commission to work with these institutions on commemorative programming and exhibitions.
  • Calls on the public to visit, engage with educational resources, support institutions through membership and philanthropy, and confront efforts to erase or distort Black history.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Bishop

    GA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Bonamici

    OR • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Budzinski

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Carson

    IN • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Cherfilus-McCormick

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Cohen

    TN • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Davis (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Elfreth

    MD • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Grijalva

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Jackson (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Johnson (GA)

    GA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Kennedy (NY)

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • McGovern

    MA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Ocasio-Cortez

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Pallone

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Schakowsky

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Scott, David

    GA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Sewell

    AL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Simon

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Soto

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Swalwell

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Thompson (MS)

    MS • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Wilson (FL)

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

  • Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Stansbury

    NM • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Khanna

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Mfume

    MD • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Pingree

    ME • D

    Sponsored 4/2/2026

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