A resolution celebrating Black History Month.
Latest action · Feb 26, 2025 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1391; text: CR S1401)
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
- Agreed to in SenateFeb 26, 2025
Summary
This resolution recognizes Black History Month as an opportunity to reflect on U.S. history and to commemorate the contributions of African Americans. It calls for the United States to (1) honor the contribution of pioneers who helped to ensure its legacy; and (2) move forward as a nation "indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 26, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-AL | Katie Boyd Britt | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 26, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1391; text: CR S1401)
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 | Debate and remarks S1391Text printed S1401 | John Hoeven R-ND | Feb 26, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-68 | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026391 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 20, 2025–Sep 2, 2025 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44363 | National African American History Month Speech Resources: Fact Sheet | Report | Feb 5, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 615 | A resolution celebrating Black History Month. | Identical bill | Feb 25, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution celebrating Black History Month.
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.
- Feb 26, 2025Agreed to Senate
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