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HR 5577 101th Congress House Education Black education District of Columbia Educational facilities Federal aid to higher education

To establish the Lovejoy Building as an African-American Higher Education Center, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 11, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Oct 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Sep 11, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 11, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, District of Columbia, to enable the Association to establish the Lovejoy Building as an African-American Higher Education Center (in recognition of the remarkable career of Elijah Parish Lovejoy). Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now October 26, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2987 Identical bill A bill to establish the Lovejoy Building as an African-American Higher Education Center, and for other purposes.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 11, 1990
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 11, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5577: To establish the Lovejoy Building as an African-American Higher Education Center, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5577/
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"H.R. 5577: To establish the Lovejoy Building as an African-American Higher Education Center, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5577/.
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H.R. 5577, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5577/.
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