U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 1359
Black History Matters Act
To direct the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to conduct a study on Black history education efforts in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Introduced
- February 13, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Education (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (38)
38 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Al GreenD-TX-9
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-7
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2
- LaMonica McIverD-NJ-10
- Robert MenendezD-NJ-8
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-12
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Stacey E. PlaskettD-VI-AL
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7
- Delia C. RamirezD-IL-3
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- Sylvester TurnerD-TX-18
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
- Maxine WatersD-CA-43
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24
Signed on later
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4February 14, 2025
- Wesley BellD-MO-1February 24, 2025
- Lois FrankelD-FL-22February 26, 2025
- Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26April 24, 2025