Category: Black history

Bills

109th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 160	Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of Congress that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.
H R 2361	Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

108th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 36	Encouraging the people of the United States to honor and celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and commending Abraham Lincoln's efforts to end slavery.
H R 3491	To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and for other purposes.
H R 4818	Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

107th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 163	Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of Congress that history be regarded as a means of understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.
H CON RES 43	Authorizing the printing of a revised and updated version of the House document entitled "Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989".
H R 5093	Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
H R 5120	Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
H RES 54	Commemorating African American pioneers in Colorado.

106th Congress

Bill	Title
H R 150	To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey National Forest System lands for use for educational purposes, and for other purposes.
H R 2919	To promote preservation and public awareness of the history of the Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, to the Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
H R 3201	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
H R 4461	Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 4578	Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

105th Congress

Bill	Title
H J RES 56	Celebrating the end of slavery in the United States.
H R 1635	To establish within the United States National Park Service the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program, and for other purposes.
H R 4570	To provide for certain boundary adjustments and conveyances involving public lands, to establish and improve the management of certain heritage areas, historic areas, National Parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national trails, to protect communities by reducing hazardous fuels levels on public lands, and for other purposes.
H R 6	To extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

104th Congress

Bill	Title
H R 1296	To provide for the Administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer.
H R 4073	To authorize the National Park Service to coordinate programs with, provide technical assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and for other purposes.
H R 4236	To provide for the administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, and for other purposes.

103rd Congress

Bill	Title
H R 1933	To authorize appropriations for the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, extend such Commission, establish a National Service Day to promote community service, and for other purposes.
H R 2403	Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
H R 3433	To provide for the management of portions of the Presidio under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.
S 21	A bill to designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks, and for other purposes.