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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 1989
- Committee actionJun 8, 1989
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- S.J.Res. 130 (101st) A joint resolution designating February 11 through February 17, 1990, as "Vocational-Technical Education Week".
- S.J.Res. 77 (101st) A joint resolution recognizing the National Fallen Firefighters' Memorial at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, as the…
- S. 612 (101st) National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 1990
- S.J.Res. 238 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning March 5, 1990 as "Federal Employees Recognition Week".
- S. 2048 (101st) A bill to provide for cost-of-living adjustments in 1991 under certain Government retirement programs.
- S. 618 (101st) A bill to authorize the Indian American Forum for Political Education to establish a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia.
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.