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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

National African American Museum Act

H.R. 786Introduced Feb 1, 1995Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 13, 1995 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development.

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

54 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 52 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 54 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Victor Frazer (I-VI), Martin Frost (D-TX), Pete Geren (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) and 24 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-5 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.