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House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Designating March 27, 1990, as "National Black American Inventors Day".

H.J.Res. 220Introduced Mar 23, 1989Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Floyd Flake D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 29, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

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

62 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 56 Democrats

5 of 62 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Bart Gordon (D-TN), William Gray (D-PA), Tony Hall (D-OH), Charles Hatcher (D-GA) and 32 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Floyd Flake.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-6 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.