H.R. 7740
African American History Act of 2026
Sponsor: Kweisi Mfume
97 cosponsors
- Christian D. Menefee
- George Latimer
- Seth Magaziner
- Josh Gottheimer
- Adriano Espaillat
- Al Green
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- André Carson
- Angie Craig
- Ayanna Pressley
- Becca Balint
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Betty McCollum
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Chellie Pingree
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Danny K. Davis
- Darren Soto
- Debbie Dingell
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Deborah K. Ross
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Diana DeGette
- Dina Titus
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emily Randall
- Eric Swalwell
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Glenn Ivey
- Grace Meng
- Greg Casar
- Greg Landsman
- Greg Stanton
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Gwen Moore
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Ilhan Omar
- Jahana Hayes
- James A. Himes
- James P. McGovern
- Jamie Raskin
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jared Moskowitz
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Jerrold Nadler
- John Garamendi
- John W. Mannion
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Joyce Beatty
- Julia Brownley
- LaMonica McIver
- Lateefah Simon
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lloyd Doggett
- Lois Frankel
- Lucy McBath
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Mark Pocan
- Mark Takano
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Maxwell Frost
- Mike Quigley
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Nikki Budzinski
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ritchie Torres
- Robin L. Kelly
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Scott H. Peters
- Sean Casten
- Seth Moulton
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Shomari Figures
- Shri Thanedar
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Steve Cohen
- Summer L. Lee
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Ted Lieu
- Teresa Leger Fernandez
- Terri A. Sewell
- Troy A. Carter
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Wesley Bell
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Zoe Lofgren
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(a) Report. Not later than February 1 of each year, the Director shall submit to the Congress, and make available to the public, a report describing how the funds made available under this Act have been used—
(1) to create and promote educational activities; and
(2) otherwise to carry out this Act.
(b) Briefings. Not later than 6 months after the date on which funding is first distributed under this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director or the Director’s designee shall brief the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate on the programs and activities carried out under this Act.
(c) Sunset. Subsections (a) and (b) shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2030.