HRES 344 114th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues First Amendment rights Government buildings, facilities, and property Motor vehicles National symbols Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations

Urging the discontinued use of the Confederate battle flag, which represents pain, humiliation, torture, and racial oppression, in remembrance of the Emanuel 9.

Introduced: June 25, 2015 Introduced by: Clyburn, James E. Democratic · South Carolina See on congress.gov

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Jul 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Jun 25, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 25, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges:

states hanging the Confederate battle flag in public and state locations to remove the flag;
states to discontinue use of the Confederate battle flag and its likeness on any property deemed governmental speech, including license plates;
businesses to discontinue selling Confederate battle flags and related merchandise; and
states with flags that include depictions of and symbolic references to the Confederate battle flag to remove those depictions and references.

What's happening now July 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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