African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 5, 2015)
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015
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.
What just happenedNov 30, 2016
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 5, 2015
- Nov 30, 2016Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Oct 16, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Oct 5, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Oct 5, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 5, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House