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HCONRES 42 111th Congress House

Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration…

Official title: Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States abou… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 1, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 18, 2009
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Nov 4, 2009
Sablan, Gregorio
· Nov 4, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 29, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 27, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 21, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 21, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 21, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 1, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 15, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 30, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 42: Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-42/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 42: Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-42/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 42, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-42/.
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[H. Con. Res. 42: Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-42/)
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