Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 1987
- Committee actionSep 23, 1987
- Passed SenateSep 30, 1987 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 8, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
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
27 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 23 Democrats
5 of 27 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Wendell Ford (D-KY), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Samuel Nunn (D-GA), William Proxmire (D-WI), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Terry Sanford (D-NC), Arlen Specter (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Paul Sarbanes.
- S.J.Res. 242 (100th) A joint resolution designating the period commencing May 2, 1988, and ending on May 8, 1988, as "Public Service Recognition Week."
- S. 1972 (100th) A bill for the relief of Irma Purisch and Daniel Purisch.
- S.J.Res. 363 (100th) A joint resolution designating November 28 through December 2, 1988, as "Vocational-Technical Education Week".
- S.J.Res. 9 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week of March 1, 1987, through March 7, 1987, as "Federal Employees Recognition Week".
- S.Res. 250 (100th) A resolution to express the sorrow and regret of the Senate at the death of Walter Wolfgang Heller.
- S. 2565 (100th) A bill to remove certain restrictions on land acquisition for Antietam National Battlefield.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.