U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 7549
National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2026
To establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
- Introduced
- February 12, 2026, in the House
- Policy area
- Arts, Culture, Religion (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 (37)
37 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
- Wesley BellD-MO-1
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10
- Glenn IveyD-MD-4
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12
- Lucy McBathD-GA-6
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-12
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.D-MD-2
- Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6
- Mark PocanD-WI-2
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- David ScottD-GA-13
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- Marc A. VeaseyD-TX-33
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24
Signed on later
- April McClain DelaneyD-MD-6April 9, 2026
- Shomari FiguresD-AL-2June 23, 2026
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2June 25, 2026
- Greg StantonD-AZ-4October 6, 2026