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SRES 69 110th Congress Senate

A resolution recognizing the African-American spiritual as a national treasure.

Introduced: February 5, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Feb 17, 2007
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2219; text as passed Senate: CR S2219)
Feb 17, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2219; text as passed Senate: CR S2219)
Feb 15, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.
Feb 15, 2007
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Feb 15, 2007
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 5, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1578-1579)
Feb 5, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 17, 2007

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2219; text as passed Senate: CR S2219)

 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 that African American spirituals are a poignant and powerful genre of music that have become one of the most significant segments of American music in existence. Encourages the people of the United States to reflect on the important contribution of African-American spirituals to U.S. history and to recognize the African-American spiritual as a national treasure.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 120 Related bill Recognizing the African American spiritual as a national treasure.
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 5, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 69: A resolution recognizing the African-American spiritual as a national treasure.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-69/
MLA
"S. Res. 69: A resolution recognizing the African-American spiritual as a national treasure.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-69/.
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S. Res. 69, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-69/.
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[S. Res. 69: A resolution recognizing the African-American spiritual as a national treasure.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-69/)
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