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HRES 715 115th Congress House

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers' strike.

Introduced: January 29, 2018 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Congressional tributesLabor-management relationsProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsTennessee
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 29, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 29, 2018

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honors the memory of Echol Cole, Robert Walker, and all the Memphis sanitation workers who struggled for economic justice and human dignity.

Honors and remembers the extraordinary moral leadership of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Calls upon and encourages all Americans to remember all those who struggle for justice and to dedicate themselves to realizing the dream of Dr. King.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 27
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 26, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 26, 2018
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 29, 2018
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 29, 2018
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 29, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 29, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 29, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 29, 2018
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 29, 2018
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 29, 2018
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 29, 2018
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 29, 2018
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Green, Al
Texas · Jan 29, 2018
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jan 29, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 29, 2018
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 29, 2018
Love, Mia
· Jan 29, 2018
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 29, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 29, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 29, 2018
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 29, 2018
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 29, 2018
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 29, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 29, 2018
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 29, 2018
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 29, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 29, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 29, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 715: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers' strike.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-715/
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"H. Res. 715: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers' strike.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-715/.
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H. Res. 715, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-715/.
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