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HCONRES 476 108th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights movements Civil rights workers Democracy Democratic Party Government Operations and Politics Minorities Mississippi Political conventions Political parties Racial discrimination Voting rights

Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and encouraging the people of the United States to recognize the accomplishments of the Mississippi…

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Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and encouraging the people of the United States to recognize the accomplishments of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party by committing themselves to the fundamental principles of freedom, equality, and democracy.

Introduced: July 21, 2004 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 26, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Jul 21, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jul 21, 2004
Introduced in House
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Recognizes the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Party's accomplishments at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. Encourages the people of the United States to recognize the accomplishments of such Party by committing themselves to the fundamental principles of freedom, equality, and democracy.

What's happening now July 26, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 21, 2004
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 21, 2004
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 21, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 476: Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and encouraging the people of the United States to recognize the accomplishments of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party by committing themselves to the fundamental principles of freedom, equality, and democracy.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-476/
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"H. Con. Res. 476: Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and encouraging the people of the United States to recognize the accomplishments of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party by committing themselves to the fundamental principles of freedom, equality, and democracy.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-476/.
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H. Con. Res. 476, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-476/.
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[H. Con. Res. 476: Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and encouraging the people of the United States to recognize the accomplishments of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party by committing themselves to the fundamental principles of freedom, equality, and democracy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-476/)
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