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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

National African American Museum Act

H.R. 773Introduced Feb 13, 1997Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 27, 1997 — 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

84 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 78 Democrats

6 of 84 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Jon Fox (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA) and 54 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th 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.