HRES 936 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

Introduced Dec 14, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Judy Chu D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 14, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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. IntroducedDec 14, 2023
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution commemorates the 80th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, a law that prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States. The resolution also reaffirms Congress's commitment to preserving civil rights and constitutional protections for people of Chinese or other Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the United States.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2023 to Jan 17, 2024, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-HIEd CaseOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalDec 14, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalDec 14, 2023
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  1. Dec 14, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 14, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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

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  1. Dec 14, 2023Introduced in House

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