SRES 681
116th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Asia
California
China
Congressional tributes
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Immigrant health and welfare
Racial and ethnic relations
Railroads
Transportation employees
U.S. history
Worker safety and health
A resolution recognizing the Chinese railroad workers who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869 and the important contributions of those railroad workers to the growth of the United States.
Introduced: August 13, 2020
Introduced by:
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Democratic
· Nevada
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Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5411)
Aug 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This resolution recognizes the contributions of the Chinese immigrants who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869. The resolution also acknowledges the risks they faced in completing the railroad's construction while enduring discrimination and unequal pay and treatment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5411)
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