I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1570 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Mr. Hastings (for himself, Mr. Richmond , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Butterfield , Ms. Norton , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Lee , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Plaskett , Ms. Bass , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mr. Lewis of Georgia , Mr. Serrano , and Mr. Rush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for the establishment of a global affairs strategy and assistance for people of African descent, and for other purposes.