HRES 165
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Asia
China
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Racial and ethnic relations
Railroads
Transportation employees
U.S. history
Worker safety and health
Recognizing Chinese railroad workers who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869, and their important contribution to the growth of the United States.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution (1) recognizes the Chinese railroad workers for their contributions to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the growth of the United States; (2) honors the Chinese railroad workers who lost their lives working in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; and (3) acknowledges the Chinese railroad workers for all the risks they faced, while enduring discrimination and unequal pay and treatment, to complete the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
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