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HRES 487 105th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Black history Blacks History Minorities Slavery Territories (U.S.) Virgin Islands

Relating to the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands.

Introduced: June 23, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 25, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 23, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 23, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the emancipation of African slaves in what is now the United States Virgin Islands is part of the process of extending civil rights to all individuals in what is now the United States.

What's happening now June 25, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 23, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 487: Relating to 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-HRES-487/
MLA
"H. Res. 487: Relating to 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-HRES-487/.
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H. Res. 487, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-487/.
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[H. Res. 487: Relating to the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-487/)
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