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HRES 944 117th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Alabama Congressional tributes Constitution and constitutional amendments Public transit Racial and ethnic relations Supreme Court

Honoring the life and courage of Claudette Colvin.

Introduced: February 25, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes Claudette Colvin as an integral figure of the civil rights movement and honors her actions leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the related Supreme Court ruling that found segregation on buses to be unconstitutional.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 25
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 25, 2022
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 25, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Feb 25, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Feb 25, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 25, 2022
Lawrence, Brenda
· Feb 25, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 25, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 944: Honoring the life and courage of Claudette Colvin.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-944/
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"H. Res. 944: Honoring the life and courage of Claudette Colvin.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-944/.
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H. Res. 944, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-944/.
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