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Bill Title Congress Status Action Date
HCONRES 497
To honor the memory of Arnold "Red" Auerbach.
109th Message on Senate action sent to the House. December 7, 2006
HCONRES 451
Honoring John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil and urging his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. July 19, 2006
HCONRES 393
Honoring the African Americans who have served in the Armed Forces.
109th Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. May 18, 2006
HCONRES 386
Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained African-American nurse.
109th Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. September 20, 2006
HCONRES 384
Recognizing and honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, the first interco...
109th Message on Senate action sent to the House. November 17, 2006
HCONRES 352
Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the pe...
109th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. March 7, 2006
HCONRES 292
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the la...
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. November 7, 2005
HCONRES 286
Authorizing the remains of Rosa Parks to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.
109th Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. October 28, 2005
HCONRES 277
Designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
109th Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks. October 31, 2005
HCONRES 273
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott.
109th Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. December 12, 2005
HCONRES 271
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Judge Constance Baker Motley and recognizing her as a symbol of hope and inspiration for...
109th Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. February 6, 2006
HCONRES 246
Paying tribute to John Harold Johnson in recognition of his many achievements and contributions.
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. September 20, 2005
HCONRES 229
Supporting the goal of the United States establishing a responsible energy policy toward the Gulf of Guinea region in Western Afr...
109th Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1711) July 29, 2005
HCONRES 208
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Rosa Louise Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and the subsequent desegregation of...
109th Message on Senate action sent to the House. November 18, 2005
HCONRES 175
Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Lati...
109th Message on Senate action sent to the House. November 17, 2006
HCONRES 161
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March.
109th Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11334) October 7, 2005
HCONRES 119
Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be recognized for his leadership and contributions in documenting,...
109th Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. April 4, 2005
HCONRES 118
Expressing the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be recognized for her achievements in business, her inventions,...
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. March 17, 2005
HCONRES 117
Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologi...
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. March 17, 2005
HCONRES 116
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring...
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. March 17, 2005
HCONRES 115
Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th cen...
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. March 17, 2005
HCONRES 114
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring...
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. March 17, 2005
HCONRES 113
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Congressman...
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. March 17, 2005
HCONRES 112
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lena Horne should be recognized as one of the most popular performers o...
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. March 17, 2005
HCONRES 96
Recognizing the significance of African American women in the United States scientific community.
109th Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. April 27, 2005
HCONRES 84
Directing the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract for the design and construction of a monument to commemorate the...
109th Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. March 3, 2005
HCONRES 80
Commemorating the service to the Nation during World War II of the African-American members of the United States Marine Corps who...
109th Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. March 17, 2005
HCONRES 79
Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award a Congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumou...
109th Message on Senate action sent to the House. March 1, 2005
HCONRES 77
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.
109th Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. April 4, 2005
HCONRES 72
Expressing the sense of Congress that W.E.B. DuBois should be recognized for his legacy of devotion civil rights and scholarly ad...
109th Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. March 24, 2005
HCONRES 67
Honoring the soldiers of the Army's Black Corps of Engineers for their contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway du...
109th Message on Senate action sent to the House. September 15, 2005
HCONRES 60
Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Lati...
109th Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1464-1465) July 12, 2005
HCONRES 59
Recognizing the contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributi...
109th Message on Senate action sent to the House. December 22, 2005
HCONRES 58
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former...
109th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. February 14, 2005
HCONRES 57
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affir...
109th Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1582) July 22, 2005
HCONRES 30
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
109th Message on Senate action sent to the House. November 22, 2005
HCONRES 26
Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen for their bravery in fighting for our freedom in World War II, and for their contribution in creatin...
109th Message on Senate action sent to the House. May 10, 2005
HCONRES 25
Recognizing the contributions of Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.), David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, and Franklin McCain, the "Gree...
109th Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. February 16, 2005
HCONRES 24
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 r...
109th Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. March 2, 2005
HCONRES 13
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Harriet Tubman should have been paid a pension for her service as a nurse and scout in...
109th Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. January 27, 2005