US HB4280 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on March 21 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 21 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2014 - Establishes a National Jazz Preservation Program, to be carried out by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution through the Director of the National Museum of American History and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums, to preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz. Requires the Secretary to: (1) record audio and video interviews with leading jazz artists; (2) acquire, preserve, and interpret jazz artifacts; (3) continue to recognize Jazz Appreciation Month; (4) establish collaborative agreements with specified entities for the sharing of such artifacts; and (5) encourage, consult with, and engage in capacity building with community-based and regional organizations with the potential to establish jazz archival collections. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow certain funds to be made available under the Act for programs to promote jazz education, which may include: (1) a Jazz Artists in the Schools program; (2) a program for the development of lesson plans and other educational materials about jazz, the distribution of such materials, and teacher training on jazz education; and (3) an Ambassadors of Jazz program. Establishes a National Jazz Appreciation Program to be carried by the Secretary through the Director of the National Museum of American History and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums and affiliates, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to further the appreciation of jazz music throughout the nation. Requires the Secretary to establish a series of jazz performances at Smithsonian affiliates throughout the nation that provides broad geographic access to jazz and supports public appreciation for the diversity of jazz music.
Title
National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2014
Sponsors
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-06-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. |
2014-06-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. |
2014-03-21 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
2014-03-21 | House | Referred to House House Administration |
2014-03-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2014-03-21 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2684-2685) |
Subjects
Arts, culture, religion
Commemorative events and holidays
Elementary and secondary education
Historical and cultural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Music
Sound recording
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Commemorative events and holidays
Elementary and secondary education
Historical and cultural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Music
Sound recording
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4280/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4280/BILLS-113hr4280ih.pdf |