House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Designating March 27, 1990, as "National Black American Inventors Day".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 1989
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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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.
- H.R. 4621 (101st) Mickey Leland Peace Dividend Housing Assistance Act of 1990
- H.Res. 116 (101st) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the steps which the United States must take to ensure that all Americans…
- H.R. 2671 (101st) Home Ownership Plan Encouragement Act
- H.R. 1612 (101st) To require applications for a license to deal in firearms or ammunition to include a statement from certain law enforcement authorities…
- H.R. 3035 (101st) Fair Employment Reinstatement Act
- H.R. 2928 (101st) Urban Housing Rehabilitation Loan Revitalization Act of 1989
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.