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H.R. 8681: John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022

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H.R. 8681: John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-08-05 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-08-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022

Plain summary

John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022 This bill establishes the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program within the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program (commonly referred to as the Fulbright Program). The fellowship program shall honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis and advance U.S. foreign policy priorities by promoting studies, research, and international exchange in the subject of nonviolent civil rights movements around the world. The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board shall annually select qualified individuals to serve as fellows in the fellowship program. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs may determine the number of fellows for each year, with at least 25 fellows each year whenever feasible. Each fellow shall (1) work in an internship or research position with an approved organization in a country with an operational Fulbright U.S. Student Program, and (2) receive an award sufficient to cover the fellow's reasonable costs during the fellowship period and certain travel and lodging expenses related to the program.

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John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · 39 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 8681, John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022 (2022-09-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Nancy Mace (R-SC), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Sean Casten (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] reported raising $772,833 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr8681 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117