House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
African Diaspora Council Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 25, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 25, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10044.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 159, October 25, 2024, Page H5895):This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1Sec. 8Cl. 18). The single subject of this legislation is: To establish the President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 25, 2024 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10044, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/10044
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 19, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
14 cosponsors — 14 Democrats
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), James McGovern (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
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- H.R. 6054 (118th) Represent America Abroad Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.