United States · Bill · S
S. 857 (115th)
African American Civil Rights Network Act
Introduced
5 April 2017
Last action
5 April 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
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.
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Timeline
5 April 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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5 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 5 April 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
- related to ← Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/857
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/857
- us · 115-s-857 · source updated 24 March 2026