African American Civil Rights Network Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 5, 2017)
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.
What just happenedApr 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 5, 2017
- Apr 5, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Apr 5, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate