National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2001

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Bill Number

HR 1718

Introduced

May 3, 2001

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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Art Art objects Arts, Culture, Religion Black colleges Black history Blacks Building construction Cemeteries and funerals Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights movements Congress Congressional reporting requirements District of Columbia Education Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Higher education Historic sites History Interactive media Minorities Museums New York City Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Slavery Smithsonian Institution

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2001 - Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of African American History and Culture to be operated as a center for scholarship and a location for museum training, public education, exhibits, and collection and study of items and materials relating to the life, art, history, and culture of African Americans form slavery and the era of reconstruction to the Harlem renaissance, the civil rights movement, and beyond.

Establishes the National Museum of African American History and Culture Council. Requires the Council to appoint a Director to manage the Museum. Authorizes the Council to plan, design, reconstruct, renovate, and expand the Arts and Industries Building to house the Museum.

Actions

May 4, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 3, 2001

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 3, 2001

Introduced in House

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