American Civil Rights Cities Act

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32 cosponsors · 31 D, 1 R

25 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Requires the National Park Service to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American Civil Rights City" based on the city's: (1) contributions to protect civil rights by preventing discrimination; and (2) efforts to highlight the struggle of the United States to secure civil rights and liberties through preservation and…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 27, 2015

American Civil Rights Cities Act

Designates Greensboro, North Carolina, and Selma, Alabama, as the first cities to have that designation.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: American Civil Rights Cities Act

Latest action (Mar 23, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 27, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.