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Celebrating the goals and ideals of the first International Day for People of African Descent, particularly the principle that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have…

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Celebrating the goals and ideals of the first International Day for People of African Descent, particularly the principle that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies".

Introduced: August 31, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Oct 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights.
Aug 31, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 31, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution celebrates the first International Day for People of African Descent and expresses a commitment to a legislative agenda that eliminates persistent racial inequalities in the United States.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9
Bass, Karen
· Aug 31, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 31, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 31, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Aug 31, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 31, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 31, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 31, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Aug 31, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Aug 31, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Aug 31, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Aug 31, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 615: Celebrating the goals and ideals of the first International Day for People of African Descent, particularly the principle that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies".. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-615/
MLA
"H. Res. 615: Celebrating the goals and ideals of the first International Day for People of African Descent, particularly the principle that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies".." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-615/.
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H. Res. 615, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-615/.
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[H. Res. 615: Celebrating the goals and ideals of the first International Day for People of African Descent, particularly the principle that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies".](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-615/)
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