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H.R. 703: Black History is American History Act

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H.R. 703: Black History is American History Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-01 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Black History is American History Act

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Official text

Black History is American History Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr703.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · 69 cosponsors

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Nikema Williams (D-GA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 9 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr703 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118