Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 857
115th Congress(2017-2018)
African American Civil Rights Network Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 5, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 5, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 5, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
857
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
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House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

African American Civil Rights Network Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) an African American Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement during the period from 1939 through 1968; (2) other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate to the African American civil rights 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 that may already be underway or completed, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and disseminate educational materials, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information; (3) provide technical assistance; and (4) adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the network and issue regulations for the symbol's use.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
04/05/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
04/05/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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