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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To provide for the establishment of the Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center.

H.R. 937Introduced Feb 17, 1993Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Parker D-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 4, 1993 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.

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

41 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 36 Democrats

3 of 41 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

David Bonior (D-MI), Glen Browder (D-AL), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Harold Ford (D-TN), Gary Franks (R-CT), Martin Frost (D-TX), Pete Geren (D-TX), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Harry Johnston (D-FL), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Mike Kopetski (D-OR), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), John Lewis (D-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Major Owens (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Parker.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress · MS-4 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.