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Expressing support for designation of April 23 as "Barbara Johns Day" to highlight the important role Ms. Barbara Rose Johns (Powell) played in the Civil Rights Movement, in Brown v. Board of…

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Official title: Expressing support for designation of April 23 as "Barbara Johns Day" to highlight the important role Ms. Barbara Rose Johns (Powell) played in the Civil Rights Movement, in Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation of schools, and her role in the history of the United States and the lives of United States citizens.

Introduced: January 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Latest action April 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports the designation of Barbara Johns Day.

Encourages the people of the United States to consider the role and impact of Ms. Johns in the civil rights movement and the role students have had in American history.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 25, 2018
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jan 22, 2018
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jan 19, 2018
Comstock, Barbara
· Apr 25, 2017
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Apr 5, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Apr 3, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 3, 2017
Taylor, Scott
· Apr 3, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 245: Expressing support for designation of April 23 as "Barbara Johns Day" to highlight the important role Ms. Barbara Rose Johns (Powell) played in the Civil Rights Movement, in Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation of schools, and her role in the history of the United States and the lives of United States citizens.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-245/
MLA
"H. Res. 245: Expressing support for designation of April 23 as "Barbara Johns Day" to highlight the important role Ms. Barbara Rose Johns (Powell) played in the Civil Rights Movement, in Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation of schools, and her role in the history of the United States and the lives of United States citizens.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-245/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 245, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-245/.
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[H. Res. 245: Expressing support for designation of April 23 as "Barbara Johns Day" to highlight the important role Ms. Barbara Rose Johns (Powell) played in the Civil Rights Movement, in Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation of schools, and her role in the history of the United States and the lives of United States citizens.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-245/)
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