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Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil Rights…

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Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil Rights Movement.

Introduced: February 4, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Feb 10, 2009

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 10, 2009

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 59). (text: CR H1107-1108)

Feb 10, 2009

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1130)

Feb 10, 2009

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Feb 10, 2009

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 134.

Feb 10, 2009

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1107-1111)

Feb 10, 2009

Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Feb 4, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 4, 2009

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Feb 10, 2009	House · vote #59	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Passed	406–0	See who voted →

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Encourages all Americans to: (1) pause and remember the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to India; (2) commemorate Dr. King's legacy of nonviolence, a principle that he encountered during his study of India's Mahatma Gandhi, and successfully used in the struggle for civil rights and voting rights; (3) commemorate the impact that Dr. King's trip to India and his study of the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi had in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and creating the political climate necessary to pass legislation to expand civil rights and voting rights for all Americans; and (4) rededicate themselves to Dr. King's belief that "nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time" and to his goal of a free and just United States.

What's happening now February 10, 2009

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 4

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Feb 10, 2009

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Feb 4, 2009

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Feb 4, 2009

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Feb 4, 2009

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 134: Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil Rights Movement.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-134/

MLA

"H. Res. 134: Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil Rights Movement.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-134/.

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H. Res. 134, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-134/.

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