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SRES 494 111th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional tributes Racial and ethnic relations Women in business Women's rights

A resolution honoring Ida B. Wells for her activism in the civil rights and women's rights movements and for her influential and inspirational leadership.

Introduced: April 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2481; text as passed Senate: CR S2481; text of measure as introduced: CR S2479)
Apr 20, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2010
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2481; text as passed Senate: CR S2481; text of measure as introduced: CR S2479)
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends the life of Ida B. Wells and her success as an African-American activist and businesswoman, as well as her many efforts to advance the interests of African-Americans in the fight for equality.

Requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution for appropriate display in the hearing room of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

What's happening now April 20, 2010

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2481; text as passed Senate: CR S2481; text of measure as introduced: CR S2479)