119th Congress
H.R. 7549
National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Kweisi Mfume(D-MD)
- Introduced
- Feb 12, 2026
- Policy area
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (37)
Original cosponsors (33)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Marc A. Veasey (D-TX)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
- S001157
Added later (4)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD) · Apr 9, 2026
- Shomari Figures (D-AL) · Jun 23, 2026
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) · Jun 25, 2026
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ) · Oct 6, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Feb 12, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 12, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - Feb 12, 2026
Introduced in House