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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

A bill to authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia.

S. 619Introduced Mar 16, 1989Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Sarbanes D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 13, 1989 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 119.

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

43 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 31 Democrats, 1 independent

11 of 43 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Alan Cranston (D-CA), John Danforth (R-MO), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Paul Sarbanes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress

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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.