United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 643 (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 designating June 2020 as African-American Music Appreciation Month.
Introduced
1 July 2020
Last action
1 July 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4145-4146)
Sponsors
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Richard Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Timothy Kaine, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Christopher Coons
Subjects
Education
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
This resolution designates June 2020 as African-American Music Appreciation Month. The resolution also recognizes the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States. Finally, the resolution 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
1 July 2020
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4145-4146)
Source: IntroReferral
1 July 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 1 July 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 July 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 July 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 1 July 2020
Sponsors
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- 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 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 expressing support for the designation of June as African-American Music Appreciation Month.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/643
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/sres/643
- us · 116-sres-643 · source updated 10 August 2026