SRES 69 115th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Ethnic studies Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history

A resolution celebrating Black History Month.

Introduced: February 27, 2017 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Feb 27, 2017

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1452-1453, S1454; text as passed Senate: CR S1452-1453)

Feb 27, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1452-1453, S1454; text as passed Senate: CR S1452-1453)

Feb 27, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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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."

What's happening now February 27, 2017

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1452-1453, S1454; text as passed Senate: CR S1452-1453)

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Cosponsors 31

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Feb 27, 2017

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Feb 27, 2017

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Feb 27, 2017

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Feb 27, 2017

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Feb 27, 2017

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Nevada · Feb 27, 2017

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Feb 27, 2017

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Feb 27, 2017

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Feb 27, 2017

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Feb 27, 2017

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Feb 27, 2017

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Feb 27, 2017

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Feb 27, 2017

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Feb 27, 2017

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2017

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Feb 27, 2017

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Feb 27, 2017

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Feb 27, 2017

Murray, Patty

Washington · Feb 27, 2017

Paul, Rand

Kentucky · Feb 27, 2017

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Feb 27, 2017

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Feb 27, 2017

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Feb 27, 2017

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Feb 27, 2017

Scott, Tim

South Carolina · Feb 27, 2017

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Feb 27, 2017

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Feb 27, 2017

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Feb 27, 2017

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2017

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Feb 27, 2017

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Feb 27, 2017

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