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H. Res. 720 115th Congress House

Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the…

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Official title: Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.

Introduced: January 30, 2018 Introduced by: Steve Cohen Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 30, 2018
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 Latest action January 30, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike.

Honors the perseverance of the members of Union Local 1733 and the contribution of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in resolving the labor dispute.

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 Cosponsors 61
All 61 Democratic 46 Republican 6
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2018
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 26, 2018
ROYCE, ED
· Feb 26, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 26, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 20, 2018
Byrne, Bradley
· Feb 20, 2018
Sablan, Gregorio
· Feb 20, 2018
Dent, Charles
· Feb 15, 2018
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 15, 2018
Sanford, Mark
· Feb 15, 2018
Shuster, Bill
· Feb 15, 2018
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 14, 2018
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Feb 14, 2018
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Feb 14, 2018
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 8, 2018
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 8, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 2, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 2, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 2, 2018
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 30, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 30, 2018
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 30, 2018
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 30, 2018
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 30, 2018
Black, Diane
· Jan 30, 2018
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jan 30, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 30, 2018
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 30, 2018
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 30, 2018
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 30, 2018
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 30, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 30, 2018
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2018
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 30, 2018
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Jan 30, 2018
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2018
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 30, 2018
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jan 30, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 30, 2018
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 30, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 30, 2018
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2018
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 30, 2018
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2018
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jan 30, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 30, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 720: Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-720/
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"H. Res. 720: Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-720/.
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H. Res. 720, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-720/.
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