African American History Act of 2026
Latest action · Feb 26, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 26, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 97
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2026 to Apr 16, 2026; 93 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Mar 9, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Apr 16, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 26, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2026Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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. 172, no. 38, February 26, 2026, page H2333.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12987 | Smithsonian Institution: Selected Legislation, 119th Congress | Resource | Feb 17, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3953 | African American History Act of 2026 | Related bill | Feb 26, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- African American History Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2026Introduced 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.
