House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Education of the Blind Act of 1989
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 26, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
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
44 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 31 Democrats
12 of 44 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.
Chester Atkins (D-MA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), David Bonior (D-MI), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), John Hiler (R-IN), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Dale Kildee (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Thomas McMillen (D-MD), Clarence Miller (R-OH), Bruce Morrison (D-CT), Clarence Nelson (D-FL) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kweisi Mfume.
- H.J.Res. 367 (101st) Designating February 11 through 17, 1990, as "Vocational-Technical Education Week".
- H.J.Res. 420 (101st) Designating April 16 through 22, 1990, as "National African-American Historical and Cultural Museums Week".
- H.R. 1504 (101st) Beeper Abuse Prevention Act of 1989
- H.R. 1769 (101st) Minority Business Development Act of 1989
- H.J.Res. 371 (101st) Designating September 24 through 30, 1989, as "National African-American Historical and Cultural Museums Week".
- H.R. 1536 (101st) Youth Employment Services 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.