HRES 431
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Virginia
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.
Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 11, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 11, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6187-6188)
Jun 11, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6187-6188)
Jun 11, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 431.
Jun 11, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6187-6189)
Jun 11, 2007
Ms. Baldwin moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
May 23, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2007
Introduced in House
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Observes the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia.
Commemorates that case's legacy in: (1) ending the ban on interracial marriage in the United States; and (2) recognizing that marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man" at the heart of the 14th Amendment protections.
What's happening now
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 431: Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-431/
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