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H.R. 1927: African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

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H.R. 1927: African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-05 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Signed by President.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

Plain summary

(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.

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Official text

African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · 72 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1927, African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (2017-07-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Jason Smith (R-MO), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Al Green (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), John B. Larson (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) and 12 more.

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1927 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115