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HRES 135 110th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week should be established.

Introduced: February 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 26, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2008
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2008
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10115; text of measure as introduced: CR H10115)
Sep 26, 2008
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Sep 26, 2008
Mr. Andrews asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Feb 7, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 7, 2007
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 1,178 – Amendment made a technical correction to the preamble. Agreed to Sep 26, 2008
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 Latest action September 26, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the achievements and goals of historically Black colleges and universities.

Supports the designation of a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • SRES 291 Related bill A resolution designating the week beginning September 9, 2007, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universitie…
  • SRES 622 Related bill A resolution designating the week beginning September 7, 2008, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universitie…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12 Republican 1
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 14, 2007
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 8, 2007
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 8, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 8, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 8, 2007
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 7, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 7, 2007
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 7, 2007
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2007
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 7, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 7, 2007
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 7, 2007
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 7, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 135: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week should be established.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-135/
MLA
"H. Res. 135: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week should be established.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-135/.
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H. Res. 135, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-135/.
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