HRES 371 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.

Introduced Jul 22, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Yvette D. Clarke D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 22, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 22, 2015
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Urges the establishment of a National African Immigrant Heritage Month to celebrate the significant contributions of Americans of recent African immigrant heritage to the history of the United States.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2015 to Mar 22, 2016, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJul 22, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 22, 2015
D-PAChaka FattahSep 10, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenSep 10, 2015
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsSep 10, 2015
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Actions 2

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  1. Jul 22, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Jul 22, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

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  1. Jul 22, 2015Introduced in House

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