United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 261 (116th)
A resolution recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students, and expressing support for the designation of June as African-American Music Appreciation Month.
Introduced
24 June 2019
Last action
24 June 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4460-4461)
Sponsors
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
This resolution recognizes the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States. The resolution also recognizes Black History Month and African-American Music Appreciation Month as important times to celebrate this impact and to encourage greater access to music education.
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Timeline
24 June 2019
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4460-4461)
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 June 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← A resolution recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students, and expressing support for the designation of June as African-American Music Appreciation Month.
- related to ← Recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students, and expressing support for the designation of June as African-American Music Appreciation Month.
- related to ← A resolution recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students and designating June 2020 as African-American Music Appreciation Month.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/261
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/sres/261
- us · 116-sres-261 · source updated 5 December 2025