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H.R. 1927 · 115th Congress

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

Law · 115-104
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72 cosponsors · 68 D, 4 R
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71 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Apr 5, 2017
  2. House Passed Jul 26, 2017
  3. Senate Passed Dec 21, 2017
  4. President To the President Dec 27, 2017
  5. President Signed Jan 8, 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 8, 2018

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 26, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such 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, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and disseminate educational materials relating to such movement; (3) provide technical assistance; and (4) adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network and issue regulations for the symbol's use.

The network shall expire seven years after enactment of this bill.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

Latest action (Jan 8, 2018): Signed by President.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 5, 2017

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

  1. House Introduced Apr 5, 2017
  2. House Passed Jul 26, 2017
  3. Senate Passed Dec 21, 2017
  4. President To the President Dec 27, 2017
  5. President Signed Jan 8, 2018

No recorded floor vote found.