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Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.

Introduced: October 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Oct 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Oct 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Oct 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the internationally renowned artist Romare Bearden should be honored for his contributions to the collective American aesthetic anthology which reflect the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.

What's happening now October 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 4, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 297: Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-297/
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"H. Con. Res. 297: Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-297/.
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H. Con. Res. 297, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-297/.
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[H. Con. Res. 297: Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-297/)
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