United States · Bill · S
S. 2548 (114th)
400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
Introduced
11 February 2016
Last action
13 September 2016 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
Sponsors
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
400 Years of African-American History Commission Act This bill establishes the 400 Years of African-American History Commission to develop and carry out activities throughout the United States to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans in the English colonies at Point Comfort, Virginia, in 1619. The commission must: plan programs to acknowledge the impact that slavery and laws that enforced racial discrimination had on the United States; encourage civic, patriotic, historical, educational, artistic, religious, and economic organizations to organize and participate in anniversary activities; assist states, localities, and nonprofit organizations to further the commemoration; and coordinate for the public scholarly research on the arrival of Africans in the United States and their contributions to this country. The commission may provide grants to: (1) communities and nonprofit organizations for the development of programs; and (2) research and scholarly organizations to research, publish, or distribute information relating to the arrival of Africans in the United States. The commission shall terminate on July 1, 2020.
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Timeline
11 February 2016
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879)
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2016
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-502.
Source: Committee
13 July 2016
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
13 September 2016
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
Source: Calendars
13 September 2016
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 114-350.
Source: Committee
13 September 2016
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 114-350.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 13 September 2016 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 11 February 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2548
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2548
- us · 114-s-2548 · source updated 24 March 2026