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HRES 535 110th Congress House Commemorations Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights workers Congressional tributes Crime and Law Enforcement Hate crimes

Commending David Ray Ritcheson, a survivor of one of the most horrific hate crimes in the history of Texas, and recognizing his efforts in promoting Federal legislation to combat hate crimes.

Introduced: July 11, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 23, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 23, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text as passed in House: CR H8220-8221)
Jul 23, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text as passed in House: CR H8220-8221)
Jul 23, 2007
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8220-8226, H8253)
Jul 23, 2007
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Welch asked unanimous consent that the proceedings by which the yeas and nays were ordered on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.Res. 535 be vacated to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 23, 2007
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 23, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 535.
Jul 23, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jul 23, 2007
Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jul 11, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 11, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7631-7632)
Jul 11, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Commends the late David Ray Ritcheson for his activism in contributing and raising awareness toward the elimination of hate crimes.

What's happening now July 23, 2007

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 535: Commending David Ray Ritcheson, a survivor of one of the most horrific hate crimes in the history of Texas, and recognizing his efforts in promoting Federal legislation to combat hate crimes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-535/
MLA
"H. Res. 535: Commending David Ray Ritcheson, a survivor of one of the most horrific hate crimes in the history of Texas, and recognizing his efforts in promoting Federal legislation to combat hate crimes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-535/.
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H. Res. 535, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-535/.
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[H. Res. 535: Commending David Ray Ritcheson, a survivor of one of the most horrific hate crimes in the history of Texas, and recognizing his efforts in promoting Federal legislation to combat hate crimes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-535/)
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