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HJRES 45 108th Congress House

Posthumously proclaiming soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary citizens of the United States.

Introduced: April 2, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Apr 2, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Proclaims, posthumously, soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 8, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 24, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 14, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 2, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 2, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 2, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 2, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 2, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 2, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 2, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 45: Posthumously proclaiming soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary citizens of the United States.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-45/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 45: Posthumously proclaiming soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary citizens of the United States.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-45/.
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H.J. Res. 45, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-45/.
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[H.J. Res. 45: Posthumously proclaiming soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary citizens of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-45/)
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