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| Bill | Title | Congress | Status | Action Date |
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| HCONRES 229 |
Supporting the goal of the United States establishing a responsible energy policy toward the Gulf of Guinea region in Western Afr...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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109th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | January 27, 2005 |
| HR 5988 |
Predominantly Black Institution Act of 2006
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109th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | September 28, 2006 |
| HR 5836 |
Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2006
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109th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | August 1, 2006 |
| HR 5575 |
Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2006
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109th | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | June 9, 2006 |
| HR 5225 |
Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act
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109th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | May 15, 2006 |
| HR 5216 |
Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act of 2006
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109th | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | June 8, 2006 |
| HR 4968 |
Tupac Shakur Records Release Act of 2006
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109th | Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | March 15, 2006 |
| HR 4510 |
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust i...
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109th | Became Public Law No: 109-427. | December 20, 2006 |
| HR 4500 |
To designate certain buildings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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109th | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | December 14, 2005 |
| HR 4475 |
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in th...
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109th | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | December 8, 2005 |
| HR 4398 |
African-American Farmers Benefits Relief Act of 2005
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109th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. | February 6, 2006 |
| HR 4343 |
To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.
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109th | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | November 16, 2005 |
| HR 4210 |
Tupac Amaru Shakur Records Collection Act of 2005
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109th | Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | November 2, 2005 |