United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 98 D cosponsors

HR 7740 — African American History Act of 2026

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 98 sponsors

    1 primary, 97 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (98 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-121).

Also cites: 20 U.S.C. § 7801

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 97 co-sponsors · 449 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (97)

Not signed on (449)

449 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 7740?
HR 7740 is sponsored by Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), DeGette, Diana (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Green, Al (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Espaillat, Adriano (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Fletcher, Lizzie (Democratic), Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Casar, Greg (Democratic), Crockett, Jasmine (Democratic), Foushee, Valerie P. (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Goldman, Daniel S. (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (Democratic), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Moskowitz, Jared (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Conaway, Herbert C. (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), Mannion, John W. (Democratic), Olszewski, Johnny (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Menefee, Christian D. (Democratic), Latimer, George (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), and Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 7740?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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