Black History Matters Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 39
- Latest action
- Feb 13, 2025
What it does
This bill directs the National Museum of African American History and Culture to study and report on Black history education in public elementary and secondary schools.
Official summary · Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2025
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Adriano Espaillat
- Al Green
- André Carson
- Ayanna Pressley
- Bennie Thompson
- Danny Davis
- Delia Ramirez
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Norton
- Frederica Wilson
- Gwen Moore
- Henry Johnson
- Jahana Hayes
- James McGovern
- Janice Schakowsky
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jonathan Jackson
- LaMonica McIver
- Lois Frankel
- Maxine Waters
- Nikema Williams
- Nydia Velázquez
- Rashida Tlaib
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Robert Menendez
- Robin Kelly
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Shontel Brown
- Shri Thanedar
- Stacey Plaskett
- Steve Cohen
- Summer Lee
- Sylvester Turner
- Timothy Kennedy
- Troy Carter
- Valerie Foushee
- Wesley Bell
- Yvette Clarke
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.