HR 8971 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022

Introduced Sep 22, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Kweisi Mfume D-MD

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 22, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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. IntroducedSep 22, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022

This bill establishes a National Council on African American History and Culture in the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

The duties of the council shall include

  • gathering timely and authoritative information concerning historical developments and cultural trends in African-American history and culture;
  • evaluating the various programs and activities of the NEH to determine the extent to which such programs and activities are contributing, or not contributing, to the successful preservation and celebration of African-American history and culture; and
  • developing and recommending to the NEH national policies to foster and promote the understanding of African-American history, the preservation of African-American culture, and the celebration of African Americans as contributors to the country's economic, cultural, and political success.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2022 to Sep 28, 2022; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-TXAl GreenOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalSep 22, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-GADavid ScottOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalSep 22, 2022
D-PADwight EvansOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-HIEd CaseOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalSep 22, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-CAKaren BassOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-GALucy McBathOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatSep 28, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 22, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Sep 22, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 153, September 22, 2022, page H8114.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 727National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023Reintroduced BillFeb 1, 2023
S 4936National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022Identical billSep 22, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2022Introduced in House

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