S. 215 · 118th Congress
National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023
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National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 1, 2023
National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023
This bill establishes within the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) a National Council on African American History and Culture.
The council shall
- prepare an annual report to be submitted to NEH on the work of NEH to preserve and celebrate African-American history and culture;
- gather timely and authoritative information concerning historical developments and cultural trends in African-American history and culture and take other specified steps;
- evaluate the various programs and activities of NEH to determine the extent to which such programs and activities are contributing to the successful preservation and celebration of African-American history and culture and make recommendations to the President;
- develop and recommend national policies to foster and promote the understanding and preservation of African-American culture and the celebration of African Americans as contributors to the country's success; and
- make and furnish such studies, reports thereon, and recommendations with respect to matters of cultural preservation and African-American history.
The bill terminates the council 10 years after its enactment.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023
Latest action (Feb 1, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 1, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.