HCONRES 457
108th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Criminal investigation
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Mississippi
Murder
Prosecution
Special prosecutors
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murders of James E. Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman.
Introduced: June 18, 2004
Introduced by:
Thompson, Bennie G.
Democratic
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 18, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls on the Department of Justice to investigate the murders of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman (volunteers for "Freedom Summer," a project dedicated to helping African Americans in Mississippi earn equal rights) in 1964. Calls on Attorney General John Ashcroft to: (1) formally offer the Attorney General of Mississippi the Department's services to review the case file and serve as special prosecutor in a new trial; and (2) report to Congress the findings of the Department's investigation.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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