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H.R. 1254 (102nd)

To provide for the establishment of the Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center.

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Introduced

5 March 1991

Last action

21 March 1991 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

Sponsors

Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2], Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5], Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7], Rep. Ray, Richard B. [D-GA-3], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Jones, Ben [D-GA-4], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7], Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Savage, Gus [D-IL-2], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3]

Subjects

Education

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Summary

Directs the Secretary of Education to make a grant to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, to establish the Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center on its campus in recognition of, and to commemorate, the literary contributions of Margaret Walker Alexander. Requires the application for the grant to ensure that the Center will serve as a national center for the study, research, and teaching of African-American literature and history, and as a repository for papers and memorabilia relating to the lives of individuals noted for their work in African-American literature and history. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991.

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Timeline

  1. 5 March 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  2. 5 March 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 March 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 March 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

    Source: Committee

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