SRES 39 109th Congress Senate

A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.

Introduced: June 13, 2005 See on congress.gov

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights enforcementCongressCrime and Law EnforcementDue process of law

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Agreed to (Senate)

Jun 13, 2005

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6364-6365)

Jun 13, 2005

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6364-6365)

Jun 13, 2005

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 7, 2005

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1059)

Feb 7, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1059-1061)

Feb 7, 2005

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action June 13, 2005

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6364-6365)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Declares that the Senate: (1) apologizes to the victims and survivors of lynching for its failure to enact anti-lynching legislation; (2) expresses its deepest sympathies and most solemn regrets to the descendants of such victims whose ancestors were deprived of life, human dignity, and the constitutional protections accorded all other U.S. citizens; and (3) remembers the history of lynching, to ensure that these personal tragedies will be neither forgotten nor repeated.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 17

Alaska · Jun 14, 2005

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Jun 14, 2005

Isakson, Johnny

· Jun 13, 2005

McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Jun 13, 2005

Thune, John

South Dakota · Jun 13, 2005

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jun 13, 2005

Burr, Richard

· Jun 9, 2005

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · Jun 9, 2005

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Jun 8, 2005

DeMint, James

· Jun 8, 2005

Murray, Patty

Washington · Jun 7, 2005

Illinois · Feb 7, 2005

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Feb 7, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 39: A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-39/

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"S. Res. 39: A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-39/.

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S. Res. 39, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-39/.

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[S. Res. 39: A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-39/)