SRES 413 115th Congress Senate

A resolution celebrating Black History Month.

Introduced: February 15, 2018 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesEthnic studiesRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

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Feb 15, 2018

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1189; text: CR S1169-1170)

Feb 15, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1189; text: CR S1169-1170)

Feb 15, 2018

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Latest action February 15, 2018

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1189; text: CR S1169-1170)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes Black History Month as an opportunity to reflect on U.S. history and to commemorate the contributions of African Americans.

Calls for the United States to: (1) honor the contribution of pioneers who helped to ensure its legacy; and (2) move forward as a nation "indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

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Cosponsors 15

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Feb 26, 2018

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Feb 26, 2018

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Feb 26, 2018

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Feb 15, 2018

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Nevada · Feb 15, 2018

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Feb 15, 2018

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Feb 15, 2018

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Feb 15, 2018

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Feb 15, 2018

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Feb 15, 2018

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Feb 15, 2018

Paul, Rand

Kentucky · Feb 15, 2018

Scott, Tim

South Carolina · Feb 15, 2018

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Feb 15, 2018

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Feb 15, 2018

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 413: A resolution celebrating Black History Month.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-413/

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