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HRES 386 108th Congress House

Honoring the life and accomplishments of Althea Gibson, a pioneer who left an indelible mark on sports, breaking the color barrier in the sport of tennis in the 1950s and helping pave the way for…

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Official title: Honoring the life and accomplishments of Althea Gibson, a pioneer who left an indelible mark on sports, breaking the color barrier in the sport of tennis in the 1950s and helping pave the way for future generations of black athletes.

Introduced: October 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Oct 1, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Oct 1, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honors the life and accomplishments of Althea Gibson, who broke the color barrier in the sport of tennis in the 1950s, who was the first black woman to win the Wimbledon and United States national tennis titles, and who helped pave the way for future generations of black athletes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Dec 8, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 10, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 10, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 15, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 1, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 1, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 386: Honoring the life and accomplishments of Althea Gibson, a pioneer who left an indelible mark on sports, breaking the color barrier in the sport of tennis in the 1950s and helping pave the way for future generations of black athletes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-386/
MLA
"H. Res. 386: Honoring the life and accomplishments of Althea Gibson, a pioneer who left an indelible mark on sports, breaking the color barrier in the sport of tennis in the 1950s and helping pave the way for future generations of black athletes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-386/.
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H. Res. 386, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-386/.
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[H. Res. 386: Honoring the life and accomplishments of Althea Gibson, a pioneer who left an indelible mark on sports, breaking the color barrier in the sport of tennis in the 1950s and helping pave the way for future generations of black athletes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-386/)
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