To amend the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the Second Morrill Act), to remove language purporting to permit racial segregation in land-grant colleges that receive funds under that Act.

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

51 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 45 Democrats

5 of 51 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Jack Brooks (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), William Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), George Crockett (D-MI), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Don Edwards (D-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), William Ford (D-MI), Barney Frank (D-MA), Bill Grant (R-FL), William Gray (D-PA), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), Paul Henry (R-MI), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), William Hughes (D-NJ), Tim Johnson (D-SD) and 21 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. 1570 (101st) National African-American Heritage Memorial Museum Act
• H.R. 3389 (101st) Billboard Control Act of 1989
• H.R. 2288 (101st) Rape Prevention Act of 1989

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-5 district