115-hr-1242115th Congress

400 Years of African-American History Commission Act

Sponsored By: Representative Scott (VA)

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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 (VA)

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Watson Coleman

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 3/7/2017

  • Cleaver

    MO • D

    Sponsored 3/7/2017

  • Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/7/2017

  • Chu

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/7/2017

  • Peters

    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

  • Nadler

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2017

  • Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2017

  • Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/29/2017

  • Lynch

    MA • D

    Sponsored 3/29/2017

  • Griffith

    VA • R

    Sponsored 3/29/2017

  • Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 4/8/2017

  • Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2017

  • Castor (FL)

    FL • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2017

  • Meeks

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2017

  • Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2017

  • Cohen

    TN • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2017

  • Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2017

  • Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2017

  • Bacon

    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

  • Beyer

    VA • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Connolly

    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

  • Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

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

    DC • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Kelly (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Grijalva

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Moore (WI)

    WI • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Evans (PA)

    PA • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Davis (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Raskin

    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

  • Green, Al (TX)

    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

  • Beatty

    OH • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Huffman

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Soto

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 2/28/2017

  • Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 3/1/2017

  • McGovern

    MA • D

    Sponsored 3/1/2017

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