Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.
Latest action · Jul 29, 2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseJul 29, 2008
Summary
Acknowledges that slavery is incompatible with the basic principle recognized in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. Acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow. Apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the U.S. people for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors. Commits to rectifying the lingering consequences of slavery and Jim Crow and to stopping future human rights violations.
Cosponsors 120
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2007 to Oct 15, 2007; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 30, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 30, 2007 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Oct 15, 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 Feb 27, 2007 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Apr 20, 2007 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2008Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jul 29, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7224-7227)
- Jul 29, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 194.
- Jul 29, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jul 29, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7267)
In the Congressional Record 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1646, E1692 | Betty McCollum D-MN, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Aug 1, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1610 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Jul 30, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7224–H7227, H7267Text printed H7224Rulings of the chair H7227 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Steve Cohen D-TN, Steve King R-IA | Jul 29, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6666 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Jun 19, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4238 | Corrine Brown D-FL | May 1, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2008Engrossed in House
- Feb 27, 2007Introduced in House
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