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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.

Introduced: February 10, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that Marcus Mosiah Garvey (founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association): (1) was innocent of the charges brought against him by the U.S. government; and (2) should be recognized internationally as a leader and thinker in the struggle for human rights and dignity.

Calls upon the President to endeavor to restore Garvey's honor and good name by granting him a full posthumous pardon that proclaims his conviction to have been unjust and affirms his innocence.

What's happening now September 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 30, 2009
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 12, 2009
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 44: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-44/
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"H. Con. Res. 44: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-44/.
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H. Con. Res. 44, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-44/.
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[H. Con. Res. 44: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-44/)
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