HRES 721 110th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries Appellate courts California Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Constitutional law Desegregation in education Education Elementary and secondary education Law Mexican Americans Minorities

Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools, and for other purposes;.

Introduced: October 9, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Oct 22, 2007

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

Oct 22, 2007

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11812)

Oct 22, 2007

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11812)

Oct 22, 2007

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 721.

Oct 22, 2007

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11811-11814)

Oct 22, 2007

Ms. Sanchez, Linda T. moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Oct 9, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Oct 9, 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.)

Recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools.

Honors the Mendez family, and congratulates Sylvia Mendez for her continued efforts to keep alive the importance of this case and the impact it had on her future.

Encourages the continued fight against school segregation, and the education of the people of the United States in the civil right implications of the Mendez v. Westminster case.

What's happening now October 22, 2007

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

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Oct 9, 2007

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Oct 9, 2007

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 721: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools, and for other purposes;.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-721/

MLA

"H. Res. 721: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools, and for other purposes;.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-721/.

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H. Res. 721, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-721/.

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[H. Res. 721: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools, and for other purposes;.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-721/)