A bill to establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes.
Establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Occurrences
Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) introduced the National Council on African American History and Culture Act, which would establish a 12-member advisory council within the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Evidence
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Senator Angela Alsobrooks and Congressman Kweisi Mfume introduced the National Council on African American History and Culture Act, which would establish a 12-member advisory council within the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
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Congress.gov lists S.3890's latest action as February 12, 2026: read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The tracker says the bill has the status Introduced, with later steps still listed as Passed Senate, Passed House, To President, and Became Law.
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GovInfo identifies S.3890 as an introduced Senate bill sponsored by Angela D. Alsobrooks. Its full title is to establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and its listed action is introduction and referral to the Senate HELP Committee on February 12, 2026.
Assessments
Alsobrooks materially advanced the promise by sponsoring S.3890 in the 119th Congress to create the council within NEH, but the bill remains at the introduced/referred-to-committee stage and has not passed Congress, become law, or otherwise established the council as of September 11, 2026. This is a serious same-term legislative attempt, but the promised outcome has not been delivered.
Alsobrooks made a serious federal legislative effort in the same Senate term: she sponsored S.3890, introduced February 12, 2026, to establish the National Council on African American History and Culture within the NEH. However, Congress.gov currently shows the bill only as introduced and referred to the Senate HELP Committee, not enacted or otherwise implemented. Because the promised council has not been established, the outcome is not delivered, but the effort badge is warranted.
Senator Alsobrooks introduced legislation to establish the National Council on African American History and Culture within the NEH, demonstrating a serious legislative attempt. However, the only evidence available is the introduction of the bill; there is no evidence that the bill passed or the council was actually established. Therefore, despite significant effort, the promise was not delivered.