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HRES 1087 111th Congress House

Honoring the life of John H. "Jack" Ruffin, Jr.

Introduced: February 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
Law Congressional tributesGeorgiaJudgesRacial and ethnic relations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 10, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 10, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1234)
Mar 10, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1234)
Mar 10, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1087.
Mar 10, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1234-1235)
Mar 10, 2010
Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Feb 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 22, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2010

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.)

Recognizes Jack Ruffin as a great jurist in Georgia and an important figure in the civil rights movement.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 22, 2010
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1087: Honoring the life of John H. "Jack" Ruffin, Jr.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1087/
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"H. Res. 1087: Honoring the life of John H. "Jack" Ruffin, Jr.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1087/.
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