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Introduced
04/05/2017
04/05/2017
In Committee
06/27/2017
06/27/2017
Crossed Over
07/27/2017
07/27/2017
Passed
12/27/2017
12/27/2017
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/08/2018
01/08/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) 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 from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such 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, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and disseminate educational materials relating to such movement; (3) provide technical assistance; and (4) adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network and issue regulations for the symbol's use. The network shall expire seven years after enactment of this bill.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses NPS units and programs related to the African American civil rights movement from 1939 through 1968, as well as other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that have a connection to the civil rights movement. The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to review civil rights movement studies, produce and disseminate educational materials, provide technical assistance, and adopt an official symbol for the Network. The Network will expire seven years after the bill's enactment, and the requirements of the bill must be carried out using existing funds.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs
Sponsors (73)
Lacy Clay (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Jim Clyburn (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Val Demings (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Garret Graves (R),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Steny Hoyer (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
John Lewis (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Stacey Plaskett (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jared Polis (D),
David Price (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Dennis Ross (R),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Kilili Sablan (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
José Serrano (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Jason Smith (R),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Mike Turner (R),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Became Public Law No: 115-104. (TXT | PDF) (on 01/08/2018)
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