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HCONRES 256 108th Congress House International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Anniversaries Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights workers Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Foreign leaders South Africa

Recognizing the Honorable Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on his 85th birthday.

Introduced: July 24, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (the first democratically elected president of South Africa) on his 85th birthday.

What's happening now July 24, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 9, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 9, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 9, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 9, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 9, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 24, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 24, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 24, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 256: Recognizing the Honorable Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on his 85th birthday.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-256/
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"H. Con. Res. 256: Recognizing the Honorable Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on his 85th birthday.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-256/.
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H. Con. Res. 256, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-256/.
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[H. Con. Res. 256: Recognizing the Honorable Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on his 85th birthday.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-256/)
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