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HJRES 159 102th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Black leadership Civil rights workers District of Columbia Fraternal organizations Monuments and memorials

Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs.

Introduced: February 28, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Feb 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 28, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs.

Makes the Fraternity solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of expenses of, the memorial. Prohibits the use of Federal funds for its establishment. Requires the Fraternity to deposit excess funds into the Treasury.

What's happening now March 5, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 21, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 13, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 13, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 13, 1991
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 28, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 28, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 28, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 28, 1991
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 28, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 28, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 159: Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-159/
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"H.J. Res. 159: Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-159/.
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H.J. Res. 159, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-159/.
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