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H.R. 1161: American Civil Rights Cities Act

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H.R. 1161: American Civil Rights Cities Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-27 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

American Civil Rights Cities Act

Plain summary

American Civil Rights Cities Act 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 celebration, including the establishment of historical organizations or museums and recognition of civil rights leaders. Designates Greensboro, North Carolina, and Selma, Alabama, as the first cities to have that designation.

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Official text

American Civil Rights Cities Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] · 32 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Donald Norcross (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] reported raising $483,375 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1161 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114