African American History Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, African American History Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Civil Rights, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the African American History Act of 2026.
- Section idb5a88a1497284b7683a2d00f21bfc3d8: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term African American history means the history of African Americans, including the history of African peoples beginning in the...
- Section id96e8556733d74b0eb28f0a3320a9442d: 3. Program authorized The Director, in accordance with any program of the National Museum of African American History and Culture established before, on, or...
- Section idf6542cbabed6436cbb3ec7747eeab583: 4. Annual report and briefings Not later than February 1 of each year, the Director shall submit to the Congress, and make available to the public, a report...
- Section id089c2d041888410cb85b26e4d399ad4b: 5. Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that— the significance of accurate education of the history of minority groups in the United States through a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, African American History Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, African American History Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Booker (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Van …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an educational program relating to African American life, art, history, and culture, including programs— using digital, electronic, and interactive technologies
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