HRES 1053 117th Congress Government Operations and Politics

Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated…

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Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.

Introduced: April 11, 2022 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1053: Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1053/

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"H. Res. 1053: Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1053/.

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H. Res. 1053, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1053/.

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[H. Res. 1053: Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1053/)