A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 19, 1993, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".
Public Law 103-118 · S.J.Res. 21 · 103rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 27, 1993 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
Cosponsors (52): Sen. Claiborne Pell, Sen. Paul Sarbanes,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the week beginning September 18, 1994, as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · discharged from, referred to
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Oct 27, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-118.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 20, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 15, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
- Oct 13, 1993FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Wynn asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Aug 6, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
- Aug 5, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- Jan 26, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.