A resolution recognizing the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived from the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
Latest action · Nov 18, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6628)
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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution recognizes and honors the importance of statutes giving all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as well as the right to enforce contracts, sue and be sued, and give evidence in court. The resolution also reaffirms commitment to the Thirteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and Fifteenth Amendment and the laws declaring that all persons born in the United States are citizens and are equally protected by the law.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2019 to Nov 19, 2019; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 19, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 18, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6628)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S6628 | — | Nov 18, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 694 | Recognizing the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom. | Related bill | Feb 12, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived from the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
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.
- Nov 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
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