U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 6261
African American History Act
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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- Sponsor
- Jamaal BowmanD-NY-16
- Introduced
- December 14, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Arts, Culture, Religion (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (68)
68 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12
- Jake AuchinclossD-MA-4
- Karen BassD-CA-37
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
- Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
- Anthony G. BrownD-MD-4
- Cori BushD-MO-1
- G. K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Gerald E. ConnollyD-VA-11
- Tony CárdenasD-CA-29
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Ruben GallegoD-AZ-7
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4
- Al GreenD-TX-9
- Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
- Pramila JayapalD-WA-7
- Eddie Bernice JohnsonD-TX-30
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Mondaire JonesD-NY-17
- Kaiali’i KaheleD-HI-2
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2
- Ro KhannaD-CA-17
- Brenda L. LawrenceD-MI-14
- Barbara LeeD-CA-13
- Andy LevinD-MI-9
- Carolyn B. MaloneyD-NY-12
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2
- Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5
- Grace MengD-NY-6
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-10
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.D-NJ-10
- Mark PocanD-WI-2
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7
- Bobby L. RushD-IL-1
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- David ScottD-GA-13
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-13
- Juan VargasD-CA-51
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24
Signed on later
- Judy ChuD-CA-27January 6, 2022
- Katherine M. ClarkD-MA-5January 6, 2022
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-11January 6, 2022
- Adam B. SchiffD-CA-28January 6, 2022
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11February 18, 2022
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13February 18, 2022
- Al Lawson, Jr.D-FL-5February 18, 2022
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5February 18, 2022
- Pete AguilarD-CA-31March 7, 2022
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5March 7, 2022
- Maxine WatersD-CA-43March 7, 2022
- Ted LieuD-CA-33March 9, 2022
- Julia BrownleyD-CA-26April 1, 2022
- Jim CooperD-TN-5April 1, 2022
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44August 12, 2022