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

A resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 1998, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week", and for other purposes.

S.Res. 259Introduced Jul 29, 1998Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. James Thurmond R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 22, 1998 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a 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

15 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 15 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), John Chafee (R-RI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Richard Durbin (D-IL), William Frist (R-TN), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Charles Robb (D-VA), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ).

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.