Honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development and the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.

Introduced Jan 18, 2007Latest action Feb 5, 2007Commemorations

Plain-English summary

Honors the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development, and the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Cosponsor · Democratic · DC

Doris O. Matsui

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Danny K. Mr. Davis

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

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Official Subjects

CommemorationsChemical researchChemistryChemistsBlacksMinoritiesResearch and developmentScience, Technology, CommunicationsCongressional tributes

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