House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
National African American Museum Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- 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. 74 (105th) Voting Rights of Homeless Citizens Act of 1997
- H.J.Res. 57 (105th) To authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.
- 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.