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HRES 1293 110th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights movements Civil rights workers Congress Congressional tributes Government Operations and Politics Legislation Mississippi Murder Voter registration Voting rights

Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as "Freedom Summer".

Introduced: June 20, 2008 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5807-5808)
Jun 23, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5807-5808)
Jun 23, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1293.
Jun 23, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5807-5811)
Jun 23, 2008
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jun 20, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 20, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Encourages all Americans to: (1) pause and remember Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner and the 44th anniversary of their deaths; (2) commemorate their lives and work, and those of all other brave Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of civil rights and voting rights for all Americans; and (3) commemorate and acknowledge the legacy of the brave Americans who participated in the civil rights movement and the role that they played in changing the hearts and minds of Americans, and creating the political climate necessary to pass legislation to expand such rights.

What's happening now June 23, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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