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HRES 344 114th Congress House

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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In committee
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Agreed to (House)
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
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 Latest action July 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 18
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 8, 2015
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 25, 2015
Bass, Karen
· Jun 25, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 25, 2015
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 25, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 25, 2015
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 25, 2015
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 25, 2015
CONYERS, JOHN
· Jun 25, 2015
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 25, 2015
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 25, 2015
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 25, 2015
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 25, 2015
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 25, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 25, 2015
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 25, 2015
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jun 25, 2015
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 25, 2015
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jun 25, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 25, 2015
Payne, Donald
· Jun 25, 2015
Richmond, Cedric
· Jun 25, 2015
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 344: Urging the discontinued use of the Confederate battle flag, which represents pain, humiliation, torture, and racial oppression, in remembrance of the Emanuel 9.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-344/
MLA
"H. Res. 344: Urging the discontinued use of the Confederate battle flag, which represents pain, humiliation, torture, and racial oppression, in remembrance of the Emanuel 9.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-344/.
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H. Res. 344, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-344/.
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[H. Res. 344: Urging the discontinued use of the Confederate battle flag, which represents pain, humiliation, torture, and racial oppression, in remembrance of the Emanuel 9.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-344/)
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