American University Incorporation Amendments Act of 1990
Public Law 101-480 · H.R. 5749 · 101st Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 31, 1990 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Ronald Dellums (D-CA-8)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
American University Incorporation Amendments Act of 1990 - Amends Federal law to remove the requirement that three-fifths of the members of the Board of Trustees of American University, District of Columbia, must be members of the Methodist Church. Allows an unspecified number of individual members to serve on the Board including (subject to their acceptance) the Bishop of the Washington Episcopal Area and the General Secretary of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church.
Deletes provisions in the charter with respect to the University's operating subject to the terms and provisions of the Discipline of the Methodist Church.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
District of Columbia Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Oct 31, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-480.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 24, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 18, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 15, 1990FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Dellums moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 5, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
- Oct 2, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House District of Columbia Committee
- Sep 28, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.