Recognizing and celebrating the life and accomplishments of the great African American jockey Jimmy "Wink" Winkfield and the significant contributions and excellence of other African American jockeys and trainers in the sport of horse racing and the history of the Kentucky Derby.
Latest action · May 5, 2005 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseMay 5, 2005
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Celebrates the life and accomplishments of Jimmy "Wink" Winkfield, one of only four jockeys to win back-to-back Kentucky Derbies, who continuously overcame racism and other significant obstacles during his lifetime.
Recognizes the significant contributions and excellence of African American jockeys and trainers in horse racing and in the history of the Kentucky Derby.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2005 to May 4, 2005; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| D-TX | Al Green | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 4, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2005Discharged May 5, 2005Markup May 5, 2005 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2005Committee on Government Reform discharged.
- May 5, 2005Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3029-3030)
- May 5, 2005Mr. Duncan asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- May 5, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3030)
- May 5, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3029, H3030Text printed H3030 | Ed Whitfield R-KY, John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN | May 5, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing and celebrating the life and accomplishments of the great African American jockey Jimmy "Wink" Winkfield and the significant contributions and excellence of other African American jockeys and trainers in the sport of horse racing and the history of the Kentucky Derby.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 5, 2005Engrossed in House
- Apr 21, 2005Introduced in House
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