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Recognizing Springfield Baptist Church as the first African-American church established in the City of Greensboro, Georgia, following the Emancipation Proclamation and, therefore, the oldest in…

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Recognizing Springfield Baptist Church as the first African-American church established in the City of Greensboro, Georgia, following the Emancipation Proclamation and, therefore, the oldest in Greene County, on the occasion of its placement as a permanent marker by the Georgia Historical Society.

Introduced: July 30, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Recognizes Springfield Baptist Church as the first African-American church established in Greensboro, Georgia, following the Emancipation Proclamation and as the oldest in Greene County on the occasion of its placement as a permanent marker by the Georgia Historical Society.

What's happening now July 30, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 28, 2010
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 28, 2010
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2010
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 30, 2010
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 30, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 312: Recognizing Springfield Baptist Church as the first African-American church established in the City of Greensboro, Georgia, following the Emancipation Proclamation and, therefore, the oldest in Greene County, on the occasion of its placement as a permanent marker by the Georgia Historical Society.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-312/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 312: Recognizing Springfield Baptist Church as the first African-American church established in the City of Greensboro, Georgia, following the Emancipation Proclamation and, therefore, the oldest in Greene County, on the occasion of its placement as a permanent marker by the Georgia Historical Society.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-312/.
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H. Con. Res. 312, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-312/.
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[H. Con. Res. 312: Recognizing Springfield Baptist Church as the first African-American church established in the City of Greensboro, Georgia, following the Emancipation Proclamation and, therefore, the oldest in Greene County, on the occasion of its placement as a permanent marker by the Georgia Historical Society.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-312/)
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