House joint resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Mar 3, 1997 — Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
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
30 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 28 Democrats
2 of 30 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), James Moran (D-VA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Robert Scott (D-VA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), James Walsh (R-NY), J. Watts (R-OK), Albert Wynn (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.
- H.R. 613 (105th) To designate the Federal building located at 100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "Sam Nunn Federal Center".
- H.Res. 212 (105th) Recognizing suicide as a national problem, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1383 (105th) To designate the Federal building located at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the "Robert F. Kennedy…
- H.R. 773 (105th) National African American Museum Act
- H.R. 74 (105th) Voting Rights of Homeless Citizens Act of 1997
- H.R. 878 (105th) Commuter Choice Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.