House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
National African-American Heritage Memorial Museum Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 22, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 6, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
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
78 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 69 Democrats
7 of 78 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Chester Atkins (D-MA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Corinne Boggs (D-LA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA) and 48 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.
- H.R. 3834 (101st) Selma to Montgomery National Trail Study Act of 1989
- H.R. 801 (101st) To designate the United States Court of Appeals Building at 56 Forsyth Street in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "Elbert P. Tuttle Court of…
- H.R. 5084 (101st) To authorize the National Park Service to acquire and manage the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, and for other…
- H.R. 3389 (101st) Billboard Control Act of 1989
- H.R. 2288 (101st) Rape Prevention Act of 1989
- H.R. 4898 (101st) To amend the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the Second Morrill Act), to remove language purporting to permit racial segregation…
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.