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HRES 133 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional tributes Presidential administrations Racial and ethnic relations

Honoring Barack Hussein Obama and the significance of his becoming the first African-American President of the United States.

Introduced: February 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honors the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as President of the United States. Recognizes the ascension of an African-American to that office as a historic achievement.

What's happening now February 4, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 23, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2009
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 4, 2009
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 4, 2009
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 4, 2009
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 4, 2009
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 4, 2009
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 4, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 4, 2009
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 4, 2009
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 4, 2009
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 4, 2009
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 4, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 133: Honoring Barack Hussein Obama and the significance of his becoming the first African-American President of the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-133/
MLA
"H. Res. 133: Honoring Barack Hussein Obama and the significance of his becoming the first African-American President of the United States.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-133/.
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H. Res. 133, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-133/.
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