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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to provide for the Mary McCleod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center to be established by the Bethune-Cookman College in Volusia County, Florida.

H.R. 763Introduced Jan 27, 1987Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. William Chappell D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 23, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

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

51 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 45 Democrats

5 of 51 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Les AuCoin (D-OR), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), David Bonior (D-MI), Jim Chapman (D-TX), 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), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Sam Gibbons (D-FL), Bill Grant (R-FL), William Gray (D-PA), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Andrew Ireland (R-FL), Jack Kemp (R-NY), Dale Kildee (D-MI), John LaFalce (D-NY), William Lehman (D-FL) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Chappell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-4 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.