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Acknowledging the lifelong service of Griffin Boyette Bell to the State of Georgia and the United States as a legal icon.

Introduced: January 15, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (House)

Feb 12, 2009

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

Feb 12, 2009

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1116-1117)

Feb 12, 2009

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1116-1117)

Feb 12, 2009

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1273)

Feb 10, 2009

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Johnson (GA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

Feb 10, 2009

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 71.

Feb 10, 2009

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1116-1118)

Feb 10, 2009

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

Jan 15, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 15, 2009

Introduced in House

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Acknowledges the lifelong services of Griffin Boyette Bell to the State of Georgia and the United States as a legal icon.

Commends him for his tenure as Attorney General of the United States and his commitment to the American Civil Rights Movement.

What's happening now February 12, 2009

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

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Cosponsors 2

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Jan 15, 2009

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Jan 15, 2009

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 71: Acknowledging the lifelong service of Griffin Boyette Bell to the State of Georgia and the United States as a legal icon.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-71/

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"H. Res. 71: Acknowledging the lifelong service of Griffin Boyette Bell to the State of Georgia and the United States as a legal icon.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-71/.

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H. Res. 71, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-71/.

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