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Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.

Introduced: February 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson, the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World, should receive a posthumous pardon to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.

What's happening now March 6, 2017

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 5, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 28, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 28, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 31: Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-31/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 31: Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-31/.
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H. Con. Res. 31, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-31/.
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[H. Con. Res. 31: Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-31/)
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