HR 2424 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003

Introduced Jun 11, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Elijah E. Cummings D-MD

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Latest action · Jun 24, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1230)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 11, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, to make a grant to the Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Inc., to pay up to 25 percent of the costs of expanding its existing facilities to create the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

Cosponsors 54

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2003 to Jul 23, 2003; 50 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalJun 11, 2003
R-NYAmo HoughtonOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 11, 2003
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NCFrank W. Ballance Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2003
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2003
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJun 11, 2003
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 11, 2003
R-OKTom ColeOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottJun 12, 2003
D-HIEd CaseJun 19, 2003
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.Jun 19, 2003
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringJul 23, 2003

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2003
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Jun 17, 2003Hearings Sep 30, 2003Markup Oct 21, 2003Reported Oct 21, 2003
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2003
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Jun 25, 2003

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 24, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1230)
  2. Oct 21, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  3. Oct 21, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Sep 30, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  5. Jun 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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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
HouseDebate and remarks H5239Elijah E. Cummings D-MDJun 11, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-63H.R. 1629, H.R. 2424, AND H.R. 296665 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeSep 30, 2003

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1233National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2004Related billJun 22, 2004

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2003Introduced in House

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