119th Congress
H.R. 7740
African American History Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Kweisi Mfume(D-MD)
- Introduced
- Feb 26, 2026
- Policy area
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (97)
Original cosponsors (93)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Emily Randall (D-WA)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ)
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- James A. Himes (D-CT)
- James P. McGovern (D-MA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD)
- John W. Mannion (D-NY)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA)
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
- C001127
- S001193
Added later (4)
- Christian D. Menefee (D-TX) · Mar 3, 2026
- George Latimer (D-NY) · Mar 5, 2026
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · Mar 9, 2026
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · Apr 16, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Feb 26, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. - Feb 26, 2026
Introduced in House