Reauthorize the African American Civil Rights Network to continue preserving and sharing sites and stories associated with the African American civil rights movement.

introduced the Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act

Scott introduced legislation to renew the African American Civil Rights Network.

Scott, Clyburn, Blunt Rochester, Carey introduce the Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act
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Congress has not reauthorized the African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN) program, which expired on January 8, 2025. Therefore, the program is not currently accepting applications, logo usage requests, etc.

The National Park Service says the program expired on January 8, 2025 and had not been reauthorized, so the promised continuation was not delivered as of the latest official NPS status page found.

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African American Civil Rights Network - Civil Rights (U.S. National Park Service)
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This program shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this chapter. The date of enactment of Pub. L. 115-104 was approved Jan. 8, 2018.

The House Office of Law Revision Counsel version of the U.S. Code confirms the statutory sunset: seven years after January 8, 2018, which is January 8, 2025.

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54 USC 308404: Sunset
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The Act authorized the National Park Service to coordinate and facilitate activities to commemorate, honor, and interpret the history of the African American civil rights movement, and provided: This program shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this chapter.

The original authorizing law created the network and included a seven-year sunset, making reauthorization necessary by January 8, 2025 for uninterrupted continuation.

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Public Law 115-104 - African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
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