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Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment and encouraging the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities and to observe the…

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Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment and encouraging the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities and to observe the anniversary annually with appropriate programs and activities.

Introduced: July 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Aug 4, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 22, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 22, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the 140th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution on December 6, 1865, and encourages the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities about the history of liberation and the civil rights movement in the United States.

What's happening now August 4, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 8, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 747: Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment and encouraging the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities and to observe the anniversary annually with appropriate programs and activities.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-747/
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"H. Res. 747: Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment and encouraging the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities and to observe the anniversary annually with appropriate programs and activities.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-747/.
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H. Res. 747, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-747/.
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[H. Res. 747: Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment and encouraging the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities and to observe the anniversary annually with appropriate programs and activities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-747/)
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