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Senate resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution designating the week beginning September 21, 1997, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week", and for other purposes.

S.Res. 111Introduced Jul 31, 1997Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. James Thurmond R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 10, 1997 — Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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

14 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 11 Democrats

11 of 14 cosponsors (79%) are from the other party.

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Max Cleland (D-GA), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), J. Kerrey (D-NE), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Chester Lott (R-MS), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Charles Robb (D-VA), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. James Thurmond.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress

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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.