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HJRES 177 103th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Black leadership Civil rights workers Commemorations 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: April 7, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Apr 7, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Apr 7, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 7, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E922)
Apr 7, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Prohibits the United States from paying any expense of establishing the memorial.

What's happening now April 7, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 16, 1994
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 16, 1994
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 16, 1994
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 12, 1993
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 7, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 177: Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-177/
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"H.J. Res. 177: Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-177/.
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H.J. Res. 177, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-177/.
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