Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution.
Latest action · Sep 26, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-176.
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2014
- Passed HouseSep 8, 2014
- Passed SenateSep 10, 2014
- To the PresidentSep 16, 2014
- Became lawSep 26, 2014Public Law 113-176
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Approves the location of a commemorative work to honor the more than 5,000 slaves and free black persons who fought in the American Revolution.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2014Markup Jul 30, 2014Reported Sep 8, 2014 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2014Signed by President.
- Sep 26, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-176.
- Sep 16, 2014Presented to President.
- Sep 11, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 10, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5518)
- Sep 9, 2014Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Sep 8, 2014Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-577.
- Sep 8, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 428.
- Sep 8, 2014Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
- Sep 8, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7273-7274)
- Sep 8, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 120.
- Sep 8, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7273)
- Sep 8, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 30, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 23, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5518 | Harry Reid D-NV | Sep 10, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7273, H7274Text printed H7273 | Alan S. Lowenthal D-CA, Don Young R-AK, G. K. Butterfield D-NC | Sep 8, 2014 |
| House | Lists H6745H.J. Res. 120 | — | Jul 23, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 20, 2014H.J. Res. 120, a joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American RevolutionAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 30, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6745.
CRS reports 11
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 11
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43744 | Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works | Report | Nov 10, 2026 |
| R45088 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Overview and Issues for Congress | Report | Aug 19, 2021 |
| R46643 | Defense Acquisitions: DOD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Framework Archived | Report | Dec 18, 2020 |
| R44612 | How Big Should the Army Be? Considerations for Congress Archived | Report | Sep 2, 2016 |
| R44022 | The Future of Internet Governance: Should the United States Relinquish Its Authority over ICANN? Archived | Report | Sep 1, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 41 | A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution. | Identical bill | Jul 31, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 9, 2014Received in Senate
- Sep 8, 2014Reported in House
- Sep 8, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
