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SJRES 41 113th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Conflicts and wars District of Columbia Monuments and memorials Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history

A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution.

Introduced: July 31, 2014 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Approves the location of a commemorative work to honor the more than 5,000 slaves and free black persons who fought in the American Revolution within Area I as described on the map entitled "Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs," numbered 869/86501 B and dated June 24, 2003.

What's happening now July 31, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  • HJRES 120 Identical bill Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for in…
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2014
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 31, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 41: A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-41/
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"S.J. Res. 41: A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-41/.
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S.J. Res. 41, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-41/.
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[S.J. Res. 41: A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-41/)
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