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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2001

H.R. 1718Introduced May 3, 2001Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 4, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1718.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 19, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1718, last updated August 19, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

233 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 193 Democrats, 1 independent

39 of 233 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dick Armey (R-TX), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and 203 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-5 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.