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HCONRES 161 105th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries Black history Blacks Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional tributes History Minorities Slavery Territories (U.S.) Virgin Islands

Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands.

Introduced: September 30, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Oct 3, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 30, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 30, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of African slaves in what is now the United States Virgin Islands.

What's happening now October 3, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 30, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 161: Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-161/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 161: Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-161/.
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H. Con. Res. 161, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-161/.
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[H. Con. Res. 161: Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-161/)
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