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HRES 170 117th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination U.S. history

Recognizing Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in United States history.

Introduced: February 26, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 26, 2021
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This resolution recognizes Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in U.S. history.

What's happening now February 26, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 21
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 26, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 26, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 26, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 26, 2021
Maloney, Sean
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 26, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 26, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 170: Recognizing Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in United States history.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-170/
MLA
"H. Res. 170: Recognizing Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in United States history.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-170/.
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H. Res. 170, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-170/.
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[H. Res. 170: Recognizing Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in United States history.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-170/)
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