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HRES 641 116th Congress House Law Constitution and constitutional amendments Due process and equal protection Racial and ethnic relations U.S. territories and protectorates

Acknowledging that the decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court in the so-called Insular Cases rest on the same racist and ethnocentric assumptions leading to Plessy v. Ferguson's…

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Acknowledging that the decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court in the so-called Insular Cases rest on the same racist and ethnocentric assumptions leading to Plessy v. Ferguson's infamous "separate but equal" doctrine, that the legal doctrine emanating from the Insular Cases has no place in United States Constitutional law, and that the Insular Cases must be rejected in their entirety.

Introduced: December 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Oct 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Oct 18, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Oct 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution rejects the Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases (a series of cases regarding the application of constitutional rights in U.S. territories) and recognizes the importance of supporting equal rights of Americans living in the U.S. territories.

What's happening now October 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 24
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 7, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Feb 4, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 4, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Dec 10, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 10, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Dec 4, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Dec 4, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 4, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 31, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Oct 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 641: Acknowledging that the decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court in the so-called Insular Cases rest on the same racist and ethnocentric assumptions leading to Plessy v. Ferguson's infamous "separate but equal" doctrine, that the legal doctrine emanating from the Insular Cases has no place in United States Constitutional law, and that the Insular Cases must be rejected in their entirety.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-641/
MLA
"H. Res. 641: Acknowledging that the decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court in the so-called Insular Cases rest on the same racist and ethnocentric assumptions leading to Plessy v. Ferguson's infamous "separate but equal" doctrine, that the legal doctrine emanating from the Insular Cases has no place in United States Constitutional law, and that the Insular Cases must be rejected in their entirety.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-641/.
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H. Res. 641, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-641/.
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[H. Res. 641: Acknowledging that the decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court in the so-called Insular Cases rest on the same racist and ethnocentric assumptions leading to Plessy v. Ferguson's infamous "separate but equal" doctrine, that the legal doctrine emanating from the Insular Cases has no place in United States Constitutional law, and that the Insular Cases must be rejected in their entirety.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-641/)
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