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HR 937 101th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Black leadership Civil rights workers District of Columbia Monuments and memorials

Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a monument on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

Introduced: February 9, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 9, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a monument on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

Excepts such monument from the prohibition on the construction of works commemorating individuals who have died within 25 years. Provides that U.S. funds may not be used to establish the monument.

What's happening now February 9, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 27, 1990
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 24, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 24, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 24, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 2, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 937: Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a monument on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-937/
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"H.R. 937: Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a monument on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-937/.
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H.R. 937, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-937/.
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