HRES 659 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Recognizing the 25th Army Corps of the Union Army and thanking them for their role in capturing Galveston, Texas, on June 5th, 1865, and liberating thousands of enslaved people.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 22, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedAug 22, 2023
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution recognizes and thanks the 25th Army Corps of the Union Army for their role in capturing Galveston, Texas, on June 5, 1865, and liberating thousands of enslaved people prior to the arrival of General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 22, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Aug 22, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 664Original Resolution Honoring the 25th Army CorpsRelated billAug 25, 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

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  1. Aug 22, 2023Introduced in House

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