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Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-445

A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 25, 1988 and ending on October 1, 1988, as " National Historically Black Colleges Week."

S.J.Res. 290Introduced Apr 11, 1988Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Sep 26, 1988.

Sponsor: Sen. James Thurmond R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 26, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-445.

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

54 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 28 Democrats

27 of 54 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Robert Byrd (D-WV), John Chafee (R-RI), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), Daniel Evans (R-WA), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Edwin Garn (R-UT), William Gramm (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jacob Hecht (R-NV), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Johnston (D-LA), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Richard Lugar (R-IN) and 24 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. James Thurmond.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress

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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.