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Recognizing the 75th birthday of the Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first Southern…

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Recognizing the 75th birthday of the Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first Southern black woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, inspirational figure in the Progressive movement, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.

Introduced: February 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 11, 2011
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Honors the legacy of the late Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan (American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first southern black woman elected to the House of Representatives, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award) on the 75th anniversary of her birth.

What's happening now February 11, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 18
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 18, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 18, 2011
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 18, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 18, 2011
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 18, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Feb 18, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Feb 18, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Feb 18, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 18, 2011
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 18, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 18, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 18, 2011
Miller, Brad
· Feb 18, 2011
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 18, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 18, 2011
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 18, 2011
SMITH, LAMAR
· Feb 18, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 18, 2011
Walz, Timothy
· Feb 18, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 11, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 11, 2011
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 11, 2011
JOHNSON, SAM
· Feb 11, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 11, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 11, 2011
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Feb 11, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 11, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 90: Recognizing the 75th birthday of the Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first Southern black woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, inspirational figure in the Progressive movement, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-90/
MLA
"H. Res. 90: Recognizing the 75th birthday of the Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first Southern black woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, inspirational figure in the Progressive movement, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-90/.
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H. Res. 90, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-90/.
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[H. Res. 90: Recognizing the 75th birthday of the Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first Southern black woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, inspirational figure in the Progressive movement, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-90/)
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