400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
Latest action · Sep 13, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
(Sec. 3) 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.
(Sec. 5) 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.
(Sec. 7) 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.
(Sec. 9) The commission shall terminate on July 1, 2020.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2016 to Apr 14, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 5, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 5, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Apr 6, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Apr 14, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2016Markup Jul 13, 2016Reported Sep 13, 2016 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 15, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 114-350.
- Sep 13, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
- Jul 13, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jun 15, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-502.
- Feb 11, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Feb 11, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879)
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.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 11, 2016S. 2548, 400 Years of African-American History Commission ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 13, 2016
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-502 | PENDING LEGISLATION182 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 15, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 392 | 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act | Reintroduced Bill | May 16, 2017 |
| HR 4539 | 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act | Identical bill | Sep 6, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the 400 Years of African-American History Commission, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2016Reported to Senate
- Feb 11, 2016Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
