US Congress House Bill 4649 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on February 29 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Decade for the People of African Descent Act This bill establishes within the Department of State an Office on the International Decade for People of African Descent which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for the International Decade for People of African Descent. The State Department, with the assistance of the Ambassador-at-Large, shall establish an Internet site containing major international documents relating to the International Decade for People of African Descent. It is the sense of Congress that: U.S. diplomatic missions in countries may promote the International Decade for People of African Descent; and in allocating or recommending the allocation of funds or the recommendation of candidates for programs and grants, U.S. diplomatic missions should give consideration to those programs, initiatives, and candidates deemed to assist in the promotion of the International Decade for People of African Descent. The bill also establishes the U.S. Commission on the International Decade for People of African Descent, which shall: (1) promote the International Decade for People of African Descent; and (2) make policy recommendations to the President, the State Department, and Congress regarding matters involving the International Decade for People of African Descent. It is the sense of Congress that there should be within the Executive Office of the President a Special Adviser to the President on the International Decade for People of African Descent, to serve as liaison with the Ambassador-at-Large for the International Decade, the commission, Congress, and nongovernmental organizations.

Decade for the People of African Descent Act

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2016-02-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4649/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4649/BILLS-114hr4649ih.pdf