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HRES 826 110th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under cer… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.

Introduced: November 14, 2007 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights enforcementCrime and Law EnforcementCriminal investigationProsecutionRacial discrimination
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 5, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 5, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H14198-14199)
Dec 5, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H14198-14199)
Dec 5, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 826.
Dec 5, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14198-14203)
Dec 5, 2007
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Nov 14, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 14, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 5, 2007

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses for the purpose of intimidation is a horrible, and under certain circumstances, criminal act.

Calls for federal investigation of such conduct and vigorous prosecution of any criminal violations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 396 Related bill A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses should be thoroughly investigated by Federal…
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 14, 2007
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 14, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 826: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-826/
MLA
"H. Res. 826: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-826/.
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H. Res. 826, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-826/.
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[H. Res. 826: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-826/)
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