To establish the 400 Years of African-American History Commission, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 5, 2016 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
65 Cosponsors (61 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
S. 2548
(same title)
Ordered Reported — Jul 13, 2016
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Kaine, Warner, Scott, Members of VA Delegation & Congressional Black Caucus Applaud House Passage of Bill to Recognize 400 Years of African American History”
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Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott [D-VA3]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 6, 2016
“Beyer Joins With Kaine, Scott, Members of VA Delegation & Congressional Black Caucus To Applaud House Passage Of Bill To Recognize 400 Years Of African American History”
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Rep. Donald Beyer [D-VA8]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 6, 2016
“Warner, Kaine, Scott, Members of the VA Delegation & Congressional Black Caucus Applaud House Passage of Bill to Recognize 400 Years of African American History”
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Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
on Jul 6, 2016
History
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Feb 11, 2016
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Introduced
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Jul 5, 2016
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 6, 2016
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Reported by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Jan 8, 2018
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Reintroduced Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1242 (115th). |
H.R. 4539 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4539. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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