US SB857 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
African American Civil Rights Network Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) an African American Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement during the period from 1939 through 1968; (2) other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate to the African American civil rights 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 that may already be underway or completed, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and disseminate educational materials, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information; (3) provide technical assistance; and (4) adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the network and issue regulations for the symbol's use.
Title
African American Civil Rights Network Act
Sponsors
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-04-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1927 (Related) 2018-01-08 - Became Public Law No: 115-104. (TXT | PDF)
SB1460 (Related) 2017-09-19 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
SB1460 (Related) 2017-09-19 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Subjects
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Protest and dissent
Public lands and natural resources
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Protest and dissent
Public lands and natural resources
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/857/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s857/BILLS-115s857is.pdf |