S 829 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2001

Introduced May 3, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Sam Brownback R-KS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 3, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4263-4265)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 3, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2001 to Feb 13, 2002; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalMay 3, 2001
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalMay 3, 2001
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalMay 3, 2001
D-NCJohn EdwardsOriginalMay 3, 2001
D-GAMax ClelandOriginalMay 3, 2001
R-PARick SantorumOriginalMay 3, 2001
R-MSTrent LottOriginalMay 3, 2001
D-GAZell MillerOriginalMay 3, 2001
R-OHMike DeWineMay 10, 2001
R-UTOrrin G. HatchMay 10, 2001
D-ILRichard J. DurbinMay 10, 2001
D-NJRobert G. TorricelliMay 10, 2001
D-SDThomas A. DaschleMay 10, 2001
R-VTJames M. JeffordsMay 15, 2001
D-MICarl LevinMay 17, 2001
D-MAEdward M. KennedyMay 17, 2001
D-LAJohn B. BreauxMay 17, 2001
D-PAArlen SpecterMay 21, 2001
D-NJJon S. CorzineMay 21, 2001
D-NYCharles E. SchumerJun 5, 2001
R-NVJohn EnsignJun 5, 2001
D-SDTim JohnsonJun 5, 2001
D-INEvan BayhJul 10, 2001
D-MAJohn F. KerryJul 10, 2001
R-RILincoln ChafeeJul 16, 2001
D-MNPaul D. WellstoneJul 16, 2001
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesJul 16, 2001
D-CABarbara BoxerJul 19, 2001
D-FLBill NelsonSep 4, 2001
R-OKJames M. InhofeSep 4, 2001
D-NEBen NelsonSep 5, 2001
R-ILPeter FitzgeraldSep 5, 2001
D-MIDebbie StabenowOct 9, 2001
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOct 9, 2001
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiNov 27, 2001
D-MOJean CarnahanJan 29, 2002
R-MESusan M. CollinsFeb 13, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateRules and Administration Committee
Referred May 3, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 3, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. May 3, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4262-4263)
  3. May 3, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4263-4265)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S4262–S4265Text printed S4263–S4265Max Cleland D-GA, Sam Brownback R-KS (text)May 3, 2001

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1718National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2001Related billMay 4, 2001
HR 3442National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act of 2001Related billDec 28, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to establish the National Museum of African American History and Culture within the Smithsonian Institution.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 3, 2001Introduced in Senate

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