Muhammad Ali Legacy Act
Latest action · Jan 13, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Muhammad Ali Legacy Act
This bill directs the Department of State to award grants to one or more eligible organizations that: (1) are established to promote global respect, understanding, and communication and to encourage character and leadership development world-wide; and (2) demonstrate a commitment to preserving the legacy of Muhammad Ali.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2017 to Apr 4, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jan 24, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 4, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 9, January 13, 2017, page H548.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 391 | Muhammad Ali Legacy Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 14, 2015 |
| HR 635 | Muhammad Ali Legacy Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 17, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a grant program to preserve the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali and promote global respect, understanding, and communication, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Muhammad Ali Legacy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2017Introduced in House
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.
