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US HRes1088

US HRes1088
Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black history museums and cultural institutions.

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Introduced
02/26/2026
In Committee
02/26/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black history museums and cultural institutions.

AI Summary

This resolution recognizes and celebrates the vital role of Black history museums and cultural institutions in preserving and sharing the rich legacy of Black Americans, acknowledging their crucial contribution to American history and culture. It highlights that these institutions, including museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, and heritage centers, were established to correct the historical omission and misrepresentation of Black people, serving as essential pillars that actively shape the nation's understanding of itself. The resolution emphasizes their pioneering inclusive practices, their preservation of irreplaceable records and narratives, and their function as academic hubs for truth-telling that counter historical distortion. Furthermore, it points out their significant economic impact, their role as catalysts for social justice by illuminating how Black Americans have fulfilled America's founding principles, and their efforts in youth education, intergenerational healing, and fostering cultural pride. In anticipation of the United States' 250th anniversary in 2026, which also marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month commemorations, the resolution encourages partnerships with these institutions for commemorative programming and calls on federal agencies to provide strong support. It also urges the public to visit, engage with, and support these institutions, to confront efforts to erase or distort Black history, and to honor the nation's 250th by participating in events that celebrate the struggles and joys that have expanded American freedom and democracy, affirming that Black history is indeed American history.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (60)

Ayanna Pressley (D)*,  Joyce Beatty (D),  Wesley Bell (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Nikki Budzinski (D),  Janelle Bynum (D),  André Carson (D),  Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Sarah Elfreth (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Cleo Fields (D),  Shomari Figures (D),  Valerie Foushee (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Dan Goldman (D),  Adelita Grijalva (D),  Jonathan Jackson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Timothy Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Summer Lee (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  LaMonica McIver (D),  Kweisi Mfume (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Andrea Salinas (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  David Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Lateefah Simon (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Melanie Stansbury (D),  Marilyn Strickland (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 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. (on 02/26/2026)

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