H.R. 7740: African American History Act of 2026

119th Congress · introduced 2026-02-26 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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African American History Act of 2026

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African American History Act of 2026

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr7740.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · 97 cosponsors

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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), James A. Himes (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and 37 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] reported raising $489,736 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr7740.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr7740 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills