HRES 79 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Original Black History Month Resolution of 2017

Introduced Feb 1, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Al Green D-TX

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Latest action · Feb 14, 2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1173-1175)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2017
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Original Black History Month Resolution of 2017

Recognizes: (1) the significance of Black History Month as an important time to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of African-Americans in the nation's history, and (2) that the ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthens the nation.

Encourages: (1) the continued celebration of this month to provide an opportunity for all peoples of the United States to learn more about the past and to better understand the experiences that have shaped the nation, and (2) states to include in their year-round educational curriculum the history and contributions of African-Americans.

Cosponsors 48

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2017 to Feb 13, 2017; 45 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 1, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoFeb 13, 2017
D-WARick LarsenFeb 13, 2017
D-OHTim RyanFeb 13, 2017

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Feb 1, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1173-1175)
  2. Feb 1, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Feb 1, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1173Al Green D-TXFeb 14, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
Short Titles as Introduced
Original Black History Month Resolution of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 1, 2017Introduced in House

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