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Senate resolution · 112th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution designating the week of September 24 through September 28, 2012, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".

S.Res. 579Introduced Sep 22, 2012Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Lindsey Graham R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 22, 2012 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6681; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6631)

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

28 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 1 independent

14 of 28 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Bob Corker (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Mark Warner (D-VA), James Webb (D-VA), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.