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Senate resolution · 107th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution designating the week beginning September 16, 2001, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".

S.Res. 159Introduced Sep 12, 2001Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. James Thurmond R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 14, 2001 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9434; text: CR S9434)

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

50 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 18 Democrats

17 of 50 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.

George Allen (R-VA), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Edwards (D-NC), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), William Frist (R-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), William Gramm (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Kay Hutchison (R-TX) and 20 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. James Thurmond.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.