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HJRES 372 101th Congress House International Affairs Awards, medals, prizes Citizenship

Posthumously proclaiming Christopher Columbus to be an honorary citizen of the United States.

Introduced: July 24, 1989 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Jul 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 24, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grants posthumous honorary U.S. citizenship to Christopher Columbus.

What's happening now July 28, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 20, 1989
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 19, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 372: Posthumously proclaiming Christopher Columbus to be an honorary citizen of the United States.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-372/
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"H.J. Res. 372: Posthumously proclaiming Christopher Columbus to be an honorary citizen of the United States.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-372/.
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