US HB3683 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 73-4)
Status: Introduced on October 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-11-30 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement during the period from 1939 through 1968; (2) other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate to the African American civil rights movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places; and (3) other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly related to such movement. In carrying out the Network, Interior must: (1) review civil rights movement studies and reports that may already be underway or completed, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and disseminate educational materials, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information; (3) provide technical assistance; and (4) adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network and issue regulations for the symbol's use.

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Title

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015

Sponsors

Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA]Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-11-30HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-10-16HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2015-10-05HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-10-05HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB2309 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 623.

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