US HB7740 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 98)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-26 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

African American History Act of 2026

Sponsors

Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM]Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]Rep. Ritchie Torres [D-NY]Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]Rep. Becca Balint [D-VT]Rep. Nikki Budzinski [D-IL]Rep. Greg Casar [D-TX]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX]Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC]Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL]Rep. Daniel Goldman [D-NY]
Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD]Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA]Rep. Greg Landsman [D-OH]
Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]Rep. Jared Moskowitz [D-FL]Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL]Rep. Hillary Scholten [D-MI]
Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI]Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA]Rep. LaMonica McIver [D-NJ]Rep. Wesley Bell [D-MO]
Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. [D-NJ]Rep. Shomari Figures [D-AL]Rep. John Mannion [D-NY]Rep. Johnny Olszewski [D-MD]
Rep. Emily Randall [D-WA]Rep. Lateefah Simon [D-CA]Rep. Christian Menefee [D-TX]Rep. George Latimer [D-NY]
Rep. Seth Magaziner [D-RI]Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-02-26HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2026-02-26HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB3953 (Related) 2026-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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