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HRES 915 114th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Marcus Garvey.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional tributesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationHuman rightsRacial and ethnic relations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 11, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 11, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 11, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, was innocent of the charges brought against him by the U.S. government; (2) Garvey was and should be recognized internationally as a leader and thinker in the struggle for human rights; and (3) the President should take appropriate measures to clear Garvey's name.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 915: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Marcus Garvey.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-915/
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"H. Res. 915: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Marcus Garvey.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-915/.
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H. Res. 915, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-915/.
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