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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Minority Business Development Act of 1987

H.R. 1769Introduced Mar 24, 1987Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Kweisi Mfume D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 12, 1988 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

37 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 34 Democrats

2 of 37 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Mike Espy (D-MS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Robert Garcia (D-NY), William Gray (D-PA), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), George Leland (D-TX), John Lewis (D-GA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Nicholas Mavroules (D-MA), Stephen Neal (D-NC), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Major Owens (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bill Richardson (D-NM) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kweisi Mfume.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-7 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.