Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 24, 2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riots Claims Accountability Act of 2007 - Provides that any Greenwood, Oklahoma, claimant (a survivor or descendant of victims of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot of 1921) who has not previously obtained a determination on the merits of a Greenwood claim may, in a civil action commenced within five years after enactment of this Act, obtain that determination.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 23, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 23, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 23, 2007 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2007Hearings Apr 24, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 23, 2007Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E834)
- Apr 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Apr 23, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E834 | John Conyers, Jr. D-MI | Apr 23, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-19 | TULSA-GREENWOOD RACE RIOT CLAIMS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2007148 pages | Judiciary Committee | Apr 24, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide a mechanism for a determination on the merits of the claims brought by survivors and descendants of the victims of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot of 1921 but who were denied that determination.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2007Introduced in House
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