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HRES 71 116th Congress House

Observing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

Introduced: January 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history
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In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Jan 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 23, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution observes the 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and pledges to advance his legacy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 30 Republican 1
Malinowski, Tom
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 23, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jan 23, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 23, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 23, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jan 23, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 23, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Jan 23, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 23, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jan 23, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Jan 23, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Jan 23, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Jan 23, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Jan 23, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 71: Observing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-71/
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"H. Res. 71: Observing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-71/.
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