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House resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to create a Scholars' Gallery.

H.Res. 171Introduced Jun 13, 1989Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Martin Lancaster D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 25, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules of the House.

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

36 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 30 Democrats

5 of 36 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Bob Clement (D-TN), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), S. Green (R-NY), Paul Henry (R-MI), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Mike Parker (R-MS), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Owen Pickett (D-VA), David Price (D-NC), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), Robert Roe (D-NJ) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martin Lancaster.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-3 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.