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113th Congress · 2013–2015
S.Res. 261
A resolution designating the week beginning September 23, 2013, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universi…
Education Senate 23 cosponsors
Latest action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6968; text as passed Se… · September 26, 2013 Understand the measure
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Passed Senate
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6968; text as passed Senate: CR S6961-6962)
Recorded September 26, 2013, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Official title
A resolution designating the week beginning September 23, 2013, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-113-sres261- Permanent link
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AP style
Vote Files, "S.Res. 261 (113th Congress): A resolution designating the week beginning September 23, 2013, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week"," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-sres261
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S.Res. 261 (113th Congress): A resolution designating the week beginning September 23, 2013, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week" [Bill record]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-sres261
Chicago
Vote Files. "S.Res. 261 (113th Congress): A resolution designating the week beginning September 23, 2013, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week"." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-sres261.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{S.Res. 261 (113th Congress): A resolution designating the week beginning September 23, 2013, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week"}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-sres261}},
note = {Reference number bill-113-sres261; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/261; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 18, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-sres261
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On the record
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