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HCONRES 353 110th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights enforcement Congress Congressional tributes Ex-presidents Government Operations and Politics Health History Johnson Administration Legislation Medicare Poverty Social Welfare Voting rights

Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.

Introduced: May 16, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Declares that Congress: (1) honors Lyndon B. Johnson for passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965; (2) extols his contributions to the United States and his commitment to eliminating poverty in the War on Poverty through the Economic Opportunity Act; and (3) commends him for establishing the Medicare Act of 1965.

Recognizes the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President and designer of the Great Society.

What's happening now May 16, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 16, 2008
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 16, 2008
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Costa, Jim
California · May 16, 2008
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 16, 2008
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Green, Al
Texas · May 16, 2008
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 16, 2008
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 16, 2008
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 16, 2008
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 16, 2008
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 16, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 353: Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-353/
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"H. Con. Res. 353: Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-353/.
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H. Con. Res. 353, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-353/.
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[H. Con. Res. 353: Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-353/)
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