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Kweisi Mfume
Democratic

Jurisdiction Baltimore City (7)

 

 

Black Past

KWEISI MFUME (FRIZZEL GRAY) (1948- )

Gray legally changed his name to Kweisi Mfume, “conquering son of kings,” in the early 1970s.  He obtained his GED, and began his studies at the Community College of Baltimore, where he served as the head of its Black Student Union and the editor of the school newspaper. He attended Morgan State University in Baltimore where he graduated magna cum laude in 1976 with a Bachelor of Urban Planning degree. Mfume then received an M.A. degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1984.
In 1979 Mfume was elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1979.  While on the city council, Mfume helped enact legislation which divested Baltimore of investments in companies doing business in South Africa.
In 1985 when Maryland’s Seventh Congressional District Representative Parren J. Mitchell announced his retirement from Congress, Kweisi Mfume ran for the seat the following year and was successful in both the primary and general election.
Congressman Mfume served on the Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee and three of its subcommittees (Housing and Community Development, Economic Stabilization, and International Development); the Small Business Committee and two of its subcommittees (Minority Enterprise, and Exports, Tourism and Special Problems); and the Select Committee on Hunger. From 1987 to 1989 he was the treasurer of the Congressional Black Caucus and later served as its vice chairman.
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These are the passed bills during his term.
  1. BILL

    2. H.R.7521 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications ActSponsor: Gallagher, Mike [Rep.-R-WI-8] (Introduced 03/05/2024) Cosponsors: (54)Committees: House – Energy and Commerce | Senate – Commerce, Science, and TransportationCommittee Report: H. Rept. 118-417Latest Action: Senate – 03/14/2024 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)Tracker:

    This bill has the status Passed House

BILL

36. H.R.5427 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.Sponsor: Williams, Roger [Rep.-R-TX-25] (Introduced 09/13/2023) Cosponsors: (2)Committees: House – Small Business | Senate – Small Business and EntrepreneurshipCommittee Report: H. Rept. 118-219Latest Action: Senate – 11/29/2023 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (All Actions)Tracker:

This bill has the status Passed House

BILL

64. H.R.4666 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans.Sponsor:Bean, Aaron [Rep.-R-FL-4] (Introduced 07/17/2023) Cosponsors: (3)Committees: House – Small Business | Senate – Small Business and EntrepreneurshipCommittee Report:H. Rept. 118-182Latest Action: Senate – 12/04/2023 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (All Actions)Tracker:

This bill has the status Passed House