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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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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.


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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5411)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 681: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-681/
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"S. Res. 681: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-681/.
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S. Res. 681, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-681/.
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[S. Res. 681: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-681/)
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