Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.

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HRES 431

Introduced

May 23, 2007

Latest Action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Anniversaries Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Constitutional amendments Due process of law Equality before the law Law Marriage Minorities Race relations Racial discrimination State laws Supreme Court decisions Virginia

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Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Observes the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia.

Commemorates that case's legacy in: (1) ending the ban on interracial marriage in the United States; and (2) recognizing that marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man" at the heart of the 14th Amendment protections.

Actions

Jun 11, 2007

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 11, 2007

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6187-6188)
Jun 11, 2007

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6187-6188)
Jun 11, 2007

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 431.
Jun 11, 2007

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6187-6189)
Jun 11, 2007

Ms. Baldwin moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
May 23, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2007

Introduced in House

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