SRES 270 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

A resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 27, 2019 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4649; text: CR S4637-4638)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 27, 2019
  2. Agreed to in SenateJun 27, 2019

Summary

This resolution recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and commends the bravery and resiliency of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in the face of violence and discrimination, past and present.

The resolution also condemns violence and discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community and recommits the House of Representatives to securing justice, equality, and well-being for LGBTQ people.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2019 to Jun 28, 2019, with 26 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 27, 2019
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJun 27, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 27, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S4649; text: CR S4637-4638)
  3. Jun 27, 2019Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4649; text: CR S4637-4638)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 469Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.Related billJul 30, 2019

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. Jun 27, 2019Agreed to Senate

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