African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. 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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-08 | President | Became Public Law No: 115-104. | House floor actions |
| 2018-01-08 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-27 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-22 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2017-12-21 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate |
| 2017-12-21 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8267-8269) | Senate |
| 2017-07-27 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate |
| 2017-07-26 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-26 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6330) | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-26 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1927. | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-26 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6330-6331) | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-26 | Floor | Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-24 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 173. | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-24 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-241. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-27 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-27 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-05 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-05 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |