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Honoring Shirley Chisholm for her service to the Nation and expressing condolences to her family, friends, and supporters on her death.

Introduced: January 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Declares that the House honors Shirley Chisholm (a former Representative from New York) for her service to the Nation, her work to improve the lives of women and minorities, her steadfast commitment to demonstrating the power of compassion, and her dedication to justice and equality.

Expresses its deepest condolences upon her death to her family, friends, and supporters.

What's happening now January 4, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17 Republican 1
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Green, Al
Texas · Jan 26, 2005
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 26, 2005
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 26, 2005
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 6, 2005
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 6, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 6, 2005
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 6, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 6, 2005
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 6, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 6, 2005
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 6, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 6, 2005
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 6, 2005
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 6, 2005
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 6, 2005
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 4, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 4, 2005
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 4, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 21: Honoring Shirley Chisholm for her service to the Nation and expressing condolences to her family, friends, and supporters on her death.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-21/
MLA
"H. Res. 21: Honoring Shirley Chisholm for her service to the Nation and expressing condolences to her family, friends, and supporters on her death.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-21/.
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H. Res. 21, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-21/.
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[H. Res. 21: Honoring Shirley Chisholm for her service to the Nation and expressing condolences to her family, friends, and supporters on her death.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-21/)
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