SRES 259 105th Congress Senate

A resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 1998, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week", and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 2, 1998 See on congress.gov

Commemorations Black collegesEducationHigher educationMinoritiesSpecial weeks

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Introduced

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Agreed to (Senate)

Sep 22, 1998

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 22, 1998

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 22, 1998

Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10733)

Sep 22, 1998

Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10733)

Jul 29, 1998

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jul 29, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9255)

Jul 29, 1998

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action September 22, 1998

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week beginning September 20, 1998, as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.

Bill text 2 versions

Agreed to Senate Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Sep 2, 1998

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 259: A resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 1998, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week", and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-259/

MLA

"S. Res. 259: A resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 1998, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week", and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-259/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. Res. 259, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-259/.

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[S. Res. 259: A resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 1998, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week", and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-259/)