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HRES 198 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Congressional tributes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Labor-management relations Racial and ethnic relations Tennessee

Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.

Introduced: April 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 1, 2011
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Recognizes the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.

Honors the perseverance of the 1,300 members of Local 1733 in urging social and economic equality in the workplace.

Recognizes the contributions of all those unnamed who participated in the fight for justice during the strike.

What's happening now April 1, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 21
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Chu, Judy
California · May 10, 2011
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 4, 2011
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 4, 2011
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 1, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 1, 2011
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 1, 2011
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 1, 2011
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 1, 2011
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 1, 2011
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 1, 2011
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Garamendi, John
California · Apr 1, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Apr 1, 2011
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 1, 2011
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 1, 2011
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 1, 2011
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 1, 2011
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 1, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Apr 1, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 1, 2011
Richmond, Cedric
· Apr 1, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Apr 1, 2011
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 1, 2011
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 1, 2011
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 1, 2011
WATT, MELVIN
· Apr 1, 2011
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 198: Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-198/
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"H. Res. 198: Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-198/.
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H. Res. 198, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-198/.
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