National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6467 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6467 To designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``National Museum of the Blind People's Movement''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2025 Mr. Mfume (for himself, Ms. Simon, Ms. Elfreth, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``National Museum of the Blind People's Movement''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Museum of the Blind People's Movement Act''. SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE BLIND PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Equal treatment under the law and equal access to all the rights, privileges, and protections of the Constitution are core tenets of the philosophy of the United States of America. (2) Those noble and lofty ideals have not always been met throughout the course of this country's shared national history and its movement toward a more perfect Union. (3) People with disabilities have faced unique challenges pertaining to accessibility and civil rights. (4) Blind individuals have experienced systemic discrimination and low expectations but, despite these barriers, have historically made significant contributions to society which have often gone underrecognized. (5) Blind people self-organized on a national basis in 1940 to establish the National Federation of the Blind which has served as a vehicle for collective action by the blind themselves to raise expectat