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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

National African-American Heritage Memorial Museum Act

H.R. 1570Introduced Mar 22, 1989Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GA
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-5 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.