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House concurrent resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Paying tribute to the Africa-America Institute (AAI) for its more than 50 years of dedicated service toward nurturing and unleashing the productive capacities of knowledgeable, capable, and effective African leaders through education.

H.Con.Res. 261Introduced Oct 6, 2005Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Payne D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 6, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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 — 2 Republicans, 12 Democrats

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

John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), Diane Watson (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-10 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.