SRES 508
116th Congress
Senate
Congress
Commemorative events and holidays
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Members of Congress
Mississippi
Racial and ethnic relations
Senate
U.S. history
A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the historic seating of Hiram Rhodes Revels as the first African American United States Senator.
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Agreed to (Senate)
Feb 27, 2020
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1175-1176; text: CR S1226)
Feb 27, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1175-1176; text: CR S1226)
Feb 27, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This resolution commemorates the 150th anniversary of the historic seating of Hiram Rhodes Revels, Senator of Mississippi, as the first African American Senator.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1175-1176; text: CR S1226)
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Cosponsors
49
D
Baldwin, Tammy
D
Bennet, Michael F.
R
Blackburn, Marsha
D
Blumenthal, Richard
R
Boozman, John
D
Cantwell, Maria
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
R
Cassidy, Bill
R
Collins, Susan M.
D
Coons, Christopher A.
R
Cornyn, John
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
R
Cotton, Tom
R
Cramer, Kevin
R
Crapo, Mike
R
Cruz, Ted
R
Daines, Steve
D
Duckworth, Tammy
D
Durbin, Richard J.
R
Ernst, Joni
R
Fischer, Deb
R
Graham, Lindsey
R
Grassley, Chuck
R
Hawley, Josh
D
Heinrich, Martin
R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
R
Johnson, Ron
D
Kaine, Tim
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
D
Klobuchar, Amy
R
Lankford, James
R
Moran, Jerry
R
Paul, Rand
D
Peters, Gary C.
R
Risch, James E.
D
Rosen, Jacky
R
Rounds, Mike
I
Sanders, Bernard
D
Schatz, Brian
R
Scott, Rick
R
Scott, Tim
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
D
Smith, Tina
R
Tillis, Thomas
D
Van Hollen, Chris
D
Warner, Mark R.
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
D
Wyden, Ron
R
Young, Todd
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 508: A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the historic seating of Hiram Rhodes Revels as the first African American United States Senator.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-508/
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