2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1359: Black History Matters Act
Legislative Summary
To direct the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to conduct a study on Black history education efforts in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
2/13/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Administration(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 39
Primary Sponsor
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (38)
LaMonica McIver
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Jonathan Jackson
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Troy Carter
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Maxine Waters
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Democrat
Frederica Wilson
Democrat
Sylvester Turner
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Shontel Brown
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat
Robert Menendez
Democrat
Delia Ramirez
Democrat
Stacey Plaskett
Democrat
Shri Thanedar
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Summer Lee
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Valerie Foushee
Democrat
Wesley Bell
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Democrat
Timothy Kennedy
Democrat